27th September

…Pinus radiata A large branch or two from another Pinus radiata fell into the drive below the tower. another Pinus radiata another Pinus radiata The seedling Araucaria angustifolia x Araucaria…

3rd August

…Taiwan Cinnamomum ? from Taiwan Cinnamomum ? from Taiwan Cinnamomum ? from Taiwan Hydrangea angustipetala. Hydrangea angustipetala We had never seen Hydrangea arborescens ‘Radiata’ before. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Radiata’ Hydrangea arborescens…

1st July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Ross & Kel both agree that this Pinus insignis (radiata) was the largest…

1st October

…Pagoda’. Pinus radiata Pinus radiata The Pterocarya rhoifolia is growing in a laurel hedge and urgently needs more space. Pterocarya rhoifolia Third and last grass cut this year in Tin…

17th November

…slime mould 2021 – CHW Trimming off the lower branches on a row of Pinus radiata in Kennel Close. Uplifting fast growing trees is an important job at this time…

20th November

…vigorous 20 year old plants and some shrubs survive as you can just about see here. Rhododendron ‘Nancoor’ Obvious wind movement in this massive trunk on a Pinus radiata. Warning…

16th January 1897- 2020

…in the Main Quarry, has a dead side branch and from the fissure in the trunk is growing a Pinus radiata seedling. It has clearly been developing here for three…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…British before the garden was even thought of. battery tower battery tower Griselinia littoralis seedlings everywhere on the ground. Griselinia littoralis Even in the trunk of a Pinus radiata (insignis)….

26th November

…down Tree down 2018 – CHW The team have been pulling ivy from around dead or cut back plants. Here a Pinus radiata seedling amid the leaf litter exposed after…

22nd March

…‘Blue Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ is growing into a decent tree. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ just showing. Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Another young Pinus radiata snapped off…

18th September

…As so often happens at this time of the year two branches split off the Pinus radiata below the Tower. Weight of ripening fir cones is the cause. two branches…

17th July

…subsidence. The lower foundation A huge clump of Arbutus unedo and Arbutus andrachne. Arbutus unedo and Arbutus andrachne Arbutus fronting a clump of Ilex oak and Pinus Radiata. Arbutus fronting…

30th June

…flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’ as we near July. Magnolia ‘Genie’ This was once, 35 years ago, the stump of a Pinus radiata. Seedlings from Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ grew up around…

29th May

…Deutzia multiradiata Deutzia multiradiata Fuchsia boliviana Fuchsia boliviana Above the Tregrehan stand I found flowers on a mature tree of Meliosma pungens. Meliosma pungens Meliosma pungens Elsewhere I spotted: Diosporopsis…

2nd April

…Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Yet another Pinus radiata blows over in the wind despite proper staking. How do you win with these young top heavy essentials? Pinus radiata A…

20th February

radiata. i look it up and think it’s Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral) Ramaria stricta ? Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ now full out and splendid at the entrance to Old Park. Good…

12th May

…at Manassick Wood Thinning work at Manassick Wood Holly, beech and rhododendrons growing on the decaying trunk of a long dead Pinus radiata on the drive. Holly, beech and rhododendrons…

13th May

…survivors of the big clump of Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ which was destroyed by a falling Pinus radiata five years ago. A tough and reliable hybrid which is easy…

27th May

radiata nearly fell on the beaters’ trailer one evening three years ago. The plant split in half for no reason on a calm day and the other half was cut…

29th July

…of the stump of a long dead Pinus radiata are just coming out. The very last big flowered rhododendron to grace the season. ‘Polar Bear’ will be out here and…