13th May

…Coombes has questioned the naming of an ancient shelterbelt in the Auklandii Garden of Quercus myrsinifolia as perhaps being Quercus glauca? Here are Alan’s comments to me: Are you sure…

11th May

…Litsea glauca Litsea glauca Litsea glauca Neolitsea aff. polycarpa with rather different coloured new growth (albeit suckering from the base). Neolitsea aff. polycarpa Euphorbia stygiana is now 15ft tall as…

22nd June

…cuttings for years and sold it as Q. myrsinifolia. Alan says it is Quercus glauca and, I agree, that it looks NOW very like the Q. glauca which I photographed…

26th July

…or grey) grows nearby.) Quercus GLABRA Quercus GLABRA Quercus GLAUCA Quercus GLAUCA Quercus GLAUCA The originas of Quercus acuta are very different. The old plant towards Tin Garden which was…

16th August

…Meliosma oldhamii. Meliosma myriantha aff. Lindera glauca with seed forming. Lindera glauca Lindera glauca Litsea dilleniifolia with flowers. A brute of a thing! Litsea dilleniifolia Litsea dilleniifolia The extraordinary rare…

18th January

…Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys glauca – a long spreading and vigorous clump. Phyllostachys glauca Phyllostachys glauca Phyllostachys glauca Chiminobambusa trangui. ‘Shiroshima’ – attractive variegation in a taller…

3rd May

…Berberis ‘Georgii’ plastered in flowers. Berberis ‘Georgii’ Berberis ‘Georgii’ Phyllocladus glauca Phyllocladus glauca Phyllocladus glauca Gleditsia sinensis – with huge thorns to stop animals climbing the tree. Gleditsia sinensis Gleditsia…

24th June

…a 50 to 60 year old tree. Cedrus atlantica f. glauca Cedrus atlantica f. glauca 2016 – CHWLiberation Day! Having spent another four hours yesterday working out how to fill…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…of the house The view of and from the front of the house The full frontal. The full frontal Nothofagus alessandrii. Nothofagus alessandrii Nothofagus alessandrii Nothofagus glauca. Nothofagus glauca Nothofagus…

13th September

…make a good tree. Picea glauca Picea glauca Abies delavayi is romping away just above it. Quite a contrast! Abies delavayi Abies delavayi This is all a totally new subject…

5th August

‘Glauca’ Abies procera ‘Glauca’ Aphananthe aspera – I had never seen this before. Shoots and leaves have appressed hairs and are rough to the touch. Aphananthe aspera Aphananthe aspera Picea…

3rd June

…psilophyllus var. leveillei The beautiful bronzy new growth on Fagus longipetiolata. Fagus longipetiolata Fagus longipetiolata Gorgeous yellow new growth on Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ The…

17th June

glauca Quercus glauca Ilex hookeri which once grew at Caerhays but never seen before by me. Ilex hookeri Ilex hookeri Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’. Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’ 2022 – CHW Exciting…

6th May

…regrowth. Quercus glauca Quercus glauca This is one of the four 1920s Quercus acuta in the same clump. You could be forgiven for thinking the leaves are quite different from…

26th April

…Rothschild’ exceptionally good. Rhododendron ‘Jessica de Rothschild’ Cupressus lusitanica ‘Glauca Pendula’ most impressive. Cupressus lusitanica ‘Glauca Pendula’ Cupressus lusitanica ‘Glauca Pendula’ Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala (formerly M. maudiae var platypetala…

20th April

…when they are all in flower.Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ looking especially yellow today. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Still plenty of late flowers on an old (but pollarded back three…

9th June

…‘Black Lace’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’ and Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’. Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’ Arisaema consanguineum Arisaema consanguineum Arisaema consanguineum and Calamagrotis x acutiflora ‘Karl…

24th December

…first saw at The Savill Garden. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ which is dwarf growing and colours up well in cold. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Nearby is Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ which I fear…

1st December

…one surviving cygnet looks fit and its plumage is changing colour. cygnet A fine white cock pheasant near the Bottom Lodge. pheasant Pheasants dry off around the Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’…

14th November

…are nearly ripe. Cornus capitata They contrast well with the group of Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ below. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Brilliant colours on Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’…