24th July

…evergreen azalea Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ with most attractive drooping young yellow new growth. Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Taxis baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Manglietia moto (now Magnolia kwangtungensis) with its huge…

21st July

…of Dierama pulcherimum. Dierama pulcherimum Dierama pulcherimum Stunning new growth on Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’. Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Dovastonii Aurea’ Not quite out yet is Meliosma dillenifolia…

Irish trip April 2018

…sylvestris ‘Aurea’ Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ Pinus parvifolius ‘Negishi’ was likewise. Pinus parvifolius ‘Negishi’ Pinus parvifolius ‘Negishi’ The front of Fota House run by a trust. The arboretum is state run…

14th April

…big tree now with a huge spread. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ is more ‘gold’ in bud than when open! Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’…

6th March

…small leaved form. Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ – golden yellow canes striped with bright green in the groove. Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ Phyllostachys…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 4)

…walled garden. Burncoose stocked this once and should do so again. Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurea’ Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurea’ Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurea’ Ambrose restored this greenhouse but it is a wreck again…

13th July

…and quickly cuts them out while Myrna feeds the many fish in the nearby pond. Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ Hakonechloa macra ‘Albo-aurea’ 2015 – CHW No entry 1927…

19th October

…tunnel. Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’ Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ with flower but the autumn colours have nearly gone over. Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Our…

25th January

…foliage on Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ stands out proud today in the afternoon light. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Fruits still aplenty on Malus x micromalus. They have been here…

24th January

…Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’ Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’ Three snakebark maple stems in the late January sun. All planted in 2007. Acer rufinerve? Acer rufinerve? Acer rufinerve? Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’…