9th July

…Puya dyckiodes Puya dyckiodes Puya chilensis and Puya berteronica self-crossed I think but splendid. Puya chilensis and Puya berteronica self-crossed Puya chilensis and Puya berteronica self-crossed Puya chilensis and Puya…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…Elytropus chilensis Elytropus chilensis Elytropus chilensis Elytropus chilensis The view across the loch from the car park. view across the loch from the car park We now move along the…

2nd July

…peculiar hairs growing from its leaf edges. Jubaea chilensis Jubaea chilensis Jubaea chilensis If the label is in the right place this is Nolina nelsonii with a 10ft tall yellow…

5th July

…clumps. Most spectacular. Puya chilensis and Puya berteroniana Puya chilensis and Puya berteroniana Puya chilensis and Puya berteroniana Podanthus ovalifolius not quite out. Podanthus ovalifolius Schinus lentiscifolius is another rare…

27th July

…stalk. The seeds we pinched here last year have germinated well. Puya chilensis Puya chilensis Puya chilensis Colletia hystrix growing as large as I have ever seen it. Colletia hystrix…

20th February

…on the drive. Rhododendron oldhamii Rhododendron oldhamii Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Whitewater Silver’ in full flower in a nursery tunnel. Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Whitewater Silver’ A great crop of Puya chilensis grown originally…

3rd May

chilensis Procera Group which was given to us on a visit to Blarney Castle in Ireland. Libertia chilensis Procera Group Clematis forsteri looking good. Clematis forsteri Holboellia latifolia var. chartacea…

10th June

…She must have walked down the river from beside the lake. young heifer Then to Trebah for a Great Gardens of Cornwall photocall. Three spikes of Puya chilensis but only…

11th July

…seedlings seedlings Puya chilensis from seed. Puya chilensis Unbelievable germination of magnolia seedlings this year from the main seed bench. magnolia seedlings What a joy it is to have Cressy…

25th September

…best show so far Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ‘Combyi’ Crataegus ‘Combyi’ Crataegus chilensis – performing for the first time properly here and most impressive Crataegus chilensis Cupressus torulosa with…