20th June

…month or so. Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii 2019 – CHW Actinidia deliciosa ‘Tomuri’ (male form) with especially large flowers which are yellowish at first then developing an orange…

11th June

…Neolitsea sericea A more conventionally sized Rhododendron maddenii in flower below Donkey Shoe. Less scent. The trusses seem very tight and do not open out much. Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii

6th July

…sapaensis Magnolia sapaensis Magnolia sapaensis Flowers still on Rhododendron maddenii below Slip Rail. Rhododendron maddenii Our Prumnopitys taxifolia is more leafless than the one at Ventnor. Prumnopitys taxifolia Tail end…

29th July

…late flowers on Rhododendron maddenii as the weather turns hot with a stiff easterly breeze. Rhododendron maddenii Quinces already well formed and whiteish speckling on the fruits. Early berries forming…

2nd January

…has moved some layers of Rhododendron maddenii from Donkey Shoe to a corner of this new area. Rhododendron maddenii Stones all raked off ready for planting. The stones could easily…

21st June

…largest flowers. One for Asia to propagate from seed and cuttings. Did any root last year? Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Ross has started to fell a few beech and sycamore…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…obtusa phillicoides. Chamaecyparis obtusa phillicoides Chamaecyparis obtusa phillicoides The largest Rhododendorn maddenii I have ever seen with gorgeous peeling bark. Rhododendorn maddenii Rhododendorn maddenii The battery tower built by the…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…Perfectly hardy. Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron maddenii (from Taiwan). Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group…

28th July

…but no new planting places. It has hurt Lord Falmouth’s Liquidamber a bit. Another good clump of Rhododendron maddenii near The Pound. Rhododendron maddenii Meliosma beaniana is on its last…

3rd August

…last few flowers on Rhododendron maddenii amid the Hoheria clump. Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ still in tight bud. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Amazingly I find a tail end…