19th August

…flowering properly for the first time here. Pseudopanax adiantifolius Pseudopanax adiantifolius Pseudopanax adiantifolius Pseudopanax adiantifolius A good cut back of the Hydrangeas near the 4-in-Hand and the brambles in these…

5th August

…Sophora microphylla Pseudopanax crassifolius as a 10-12ft small tree. Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax laetus 12-15ft in height. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus The disease killing mature clumps of Cordyline australis…

31st December

…today. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus 2018 – CHW First odd flowers on Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’. High up on the bush are two flowers of…

23rd August

…not a bad name for the new growth. Pseudopanax ‘Gold Finger’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ has plain green, younger leaves and yellow, variegated, older ones. Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’…

31st October

…‘Paradise Blush’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Jaimie has uplifted the Pseudopanax laetus near Donkey Shoe beside the ‘White Nun’s’. Pseudopanax laetus The unnamed x williamsii camellias below Tin Garden are…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…apparently. lichen lichen This, unbelievably, is Pseudopanax ferox in maturity with its mature trifoliate leaves. It has seeded itself here and there 100 to 200 yards away. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax

8th December

Pseudopanax ferox. Looking in the latest RHS ‘Plantsman’ magazine they feature the bark of Pinus bungeana which has an equally attractive and not dissimilar patterning. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax

12th December

…arrived in late July are still in full leaf. New Zealand acers New Zealand acers A fine crop of Pseudopanax ferox and Pseudopanax crassifolius from liners. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax crassifolius…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…fully mature Pseudopanax crassifolius. Indeed a Record UK Tree. Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Abundent flowers on Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’. Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’ A large recently pollarded willow. pollarded…

22nd April

…trailing stems. Primnopitys ferrugineus Primnopitys ferrugineus Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Nestegis cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Pittosporum colensoi Pittosporum colensoi Clethra faberi Clethra faberi Clethra faberi Viburnum erubescens…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…have ever seen. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox The view up the shrub border just outside the walled garden. The view up the shrub border The front of the Clandeboye House….

3rd November

…that out of place today. A New Zealander by an ancient white camellia and under a Chinese maple. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus 2015 – CHW Schefflera taiwaniana has seed pods…

14th April

…14678) Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala not out and rather wind battered. Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala Pseudopanax ‘Moa’s Toes’ – the 3 pronged leaves only emerge as the plant develops. Pseudopanax

17th February

…arrived safely. The paperwork and certification cost around £360. So much for the ‘free trade’ deal but at least there were no tariffs. Pseudopanax Pseudopanax In the cold the specimen…

15th February

…leaves turned over in the gale. big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos Pseudopanax ferox at 12-14ft. Attractive bark. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox New growth appearing on a…

11th February

…in the garden with its first flowers out in the snow. The flower buds and seed heads look much the same. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus A quite well grown Ilex…

20th December

…and hybrids of Pseudopanax. We are tyring to start a National Collection at Burncoose. Pseudopanax Surprisingly early flowers on Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’. Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ Good colour on…

7th November

…Estate Plenty of time to have a quick look around the garden and Mediterranean Biome. Pseudopanax arboreus just coming into flower below the entrance to Eden. Pseudopanax arboreus Malus mandshurica…

29th September

…ripe seed heads. Lagunaria patersonia Russelia equisetiformis – yellow in full flower. Russelia equisetiformis – yellow Myrtus communis laden with fruit. Myrtus communis Pseudopanax lessonii ‘Emerald Elf’ is a new…

21st September

…plants of interest at the fair:Erica cerinthoides Erica cerinthoides Erica cerinthoides A very fine Brugmansia suaveolens Brugmansia suaveolens Nerine masoniorum Nerine masoniorum Nerine masoniorum Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ This was…