Irish trip April 2018

…from Chile. Mayterius boriaria Pinus incinata had contorted branches and appeared as a rounded shrub. Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ seemed very dwarf as well. Pinus

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…Rhododendron lonigerum Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ (‘Adolphe Audusson’ x ‘Crimson Robe’) Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ Perhaps a…

27th September

…ago at the top of the lake. giant Pinus radiata A large branch or two from another Pinus radiata fell into the drive below the tower. another Pinus radiata another…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…blue tinged needles as seen at Blarney Castle. Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Abandoned urns date from 1878. Abandoned urns Abandoned urns Drimys winteri being killed by…

20th February

…Mexico: Needham intro Mahonia sp. Ogishu 94056: One of Roy’s Philadelphus aff. sargentianus: Scandent branches, fragrant +++ free flowering Philadelphus maculatus ‘Sweet Clare’ Pinus emeritana Pinus imeritana Pinus siberica: Very…

13th December

Pinus insignis/ radiata seldom fall over but split out branches as they near the end of their 120 year lives. Largely this is true but clearly not here. Fallen pinus

24th March

…x pentaphylla Epimedium x warleyense – first flowers with old leaves still present. Epimedium x warleyense Epimedium x warleyense Pinus strobus with delicate small needles. Pinus strobus Pinus strobus We…

8th November

…down with a tractor and rope before the gardens open in February. These old Pinus radiatas disintegrate like this as they near the end of their lives. Pinus radiat Pinus

19th February

Pinus insignis is leaning a bit over the sunken sitting outside area at the Village Hall but I do not think there is a real threat of it collapsing, at…

30th August

…not sit under a Pinus radiata (insignis) in August! Branches down Major collapse of an old Pinus insignis Major collapse of an old Pinus insignis 1961 – FJW Harvest definitely…