28th April

…evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas evergreen azaleas…

4th March

…which grew on the Main Ride above the tree fern. evergreen azalea hybrids evergreen azalea hybrids As I have forewarned you twice already the Spanish bluebells ARE indeed out today….

12th May

…from beside Rogers Quarry. No name here either but that one is a much darker red. evergreen azalea clump evergreen azalea clump As far as I can pin this old…

27th April

…Johnstone’. Prunus ‘Gyoiku’ is a wonderful green and white and plastered in flower. Prunus ‘Gyoiku’ Prunus ‘Gyoiku’ Prunus mahaleb is in a key spot below the tower but I have…

11th May

…unsure of the name of this evergreen azalea. A bit like ‘Gumpo’ but not quite. azalea. A bit like ‘Gumpo’ azalea. A bit like ‘Gumpo’ Carpinus fangiana flowering properly for…

1st February

…of self-sown Rhododendron grande seedlings from within and beside the greenhouse frames. One above the main greenhouse is flowering for the first time today and is clearly (despite its yellowish…

11th December

…exciting plants but they have a job to do if we can keep the deer off them. Roe deer particularly like this sort of evergreen. evergreen osmanthus species evergreen osmanthus…

5th October

…Schefflera rhododendrifolia Nothaphoebe cavaleriei with good secondary new growth. Nothaphoebe cavaleriei Seed heads forming on Microtropis petelotii but still green. Microtropis petelotii 2022 – CHW Heptacodium miconioides has been rather…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…good Burncoose seller if we grew it. We should! Individual male and female flowers I believe. Ercilla volubilis I think. evergreen climber evergreen climber evergreen climber Words fail me to…

24th June

…was Manglietia hookeri (now Magnolia hookeri). The tree is so tall and enclosed by other evergreen oaks that I find more petals on the ground than I can make out…