26th July

…good late flowering rhododendron with orange-red flowers. late flowering rhododendron late flowering rhododendron late flowering rhododendron Our oldest surviving clump of Hydrangea sargentiana which used to be upright but is…

22nd November

…year round as we often see. Rhododendron keysii Rhododendron keysii Mahonia oiwakensis (BSW 371) full out. A very erect habit and now 10-12ft tall with three flowers. Planted in 2011….

6th January

…has fully recovered after repotting. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Sorbus zahlbruckneri 2022 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ is a little late again this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ The first…

23rd November

Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ with small secondary flowers in the Rockery. Rhododendron stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ Decent autumn colour on Rhododendron weyrichii. Similar to the autumn colour on Rhododendron reticulatum which is no…

2nd July

…Mad Hatters triathlon Mad Hatters triathlon Mad Hatters triathlon I discover a rhododendron labelled Rhododendron ‘Dragonfly’ which is a new name to me growing just beside where the original Rhododendron

10th November

…sasanqua Rhododendron ‘Beau Brummell’ has secondary flowers still and some are over. Rhododendron ‘Beau Brummell’ Rhododendron ‘Beau Brummell’ Rhododendron ‘Beau Brummell’ The laurel hedge below Tin Garden has had a…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…House Rossdohan House Below the veranda and on the sea the best Rhododendron sinogrande we saw on the whole trip. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Fresh cow…

27th October

…spring. Dacrydium cupressinum A newly potted batch of scented rhododendron liners. Saleable by next May at Burncoose or here. rhododendron liners Vernicia fordii has now even better autumn colours than…

22nd December

…Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Swelling buds on Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Our layers on Rhododendron griffithianum need moving next spring and have clearly developed their own roots. Rhododendron griffithianum Still…

5th October

…flowers prove it even more! Mary Ashworth’s Rhododendron ‘Cornish loderi’ Mary Ashworth’s Rhododendron ‘Cornish loderi’ Mary Ashworth’s Rhododendron ‘Cornish loderi’ I mentioned how squirrels have recently killed a mature nothofagus…