2nd March

…photo somewhere of DJW and I in our teens about the same height as the plant. Acer mandshuricum Flowers and seed cones on Cupressus tortulosa. Cupressus tortulosa Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’…

Irish trip April 2018

…rock with a huge spread. Yew Pinus montezumae – a blue form which seemed more cold hardy than ours ever were. Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Cupressus dupreziana was attractive and…

26th June

…flower but nice leaves. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Fuchsia d’Ete’ Astrantia ‘Florence’ Astrantia ‘Florence’ Deutzia compacta flowering well. Deutzia compacta Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’ flowering in amongst Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ by the steps…

20th July

…up a range of dead Cupressus macrocarpa after about 4 years to get going. Hydrangea seemannii Olives beginning to form on an Olea europaea hedge. Olives More holly hocks of…

29th July

…me with rosemary-like leaves. Unusually late for a grevillea? Grevillea ‘Florinda’ Grevillea ‘Florinda’ Finally an extraordinary cupressus-like conifer; Widdringtonia cedarbergersis, a South African native. You can see that it has…