Irish trip April 2018

repens. Hard to know what to do as far as pruning goes. May be a ‘start again’ situation. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus repens Rhododendron impeditum ‘J C Williams’ full out. Rhododendron impeditum…

14th December

‘Repens Aurea’ is a new golden yew. A new introduction for next year’s catalogue and website I guess. Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’…

30th July

…oak stump getting in the way. Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’ Rubus phoenicolasius with nearly ripe fruit which the pheasant poults will soon find and eat. Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus…

15th July

…however a common native perennial UK plant. I hope that I am right that this one is the rare subspecies. Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra I am…

11th May

repens Banksia repens Banksia occidentalis Banksia occidentalis Eucalyptus forrestiana – rather dull. Eucalyptus forrestiana Chamelancium uncinatum – rather like a leptospermum in its flowers. Chamelancium uncinatum Callistemon ‘Kings Park Special’…

27th August

…Mitchella repens, with berries. Seldom seen in the nursery but then we do not have many US prairie partridges either! Mitchella repens Colour almost showing on Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’. Another…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…of Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum. Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Repens’ in a large flat bed by the front door. Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Repens’ We then arrive at Mahee Island whchi was treeless until…

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…

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’…

14th May

…‘Pendula Aurea’. Viburnum burejaeticum flowering here for the first time. Azalea kaempferi just coming out at Donkey Shoe. Halesia macgregorii is now out. A really dead 25-35 year old ash…