April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…describe the beauty of this extraordinary garden with its Italianate architecture in the middle of nowhere! Nearly an hour on to Derreen Garden – privately owned by the Bigham family….

29th January

…‘African Queen’ as good purples and by ‘Blue Horizon’ as a darker blue. B. ‘Orchid Beauty’ has spectacular balls of flowers up the flower spike. B. ‘Santana’ is better than…

26th January

…top of the lawn at Lanarth near St Keverne on the Lizard where I expect it is also out today. This small tree is a beauty with the stunted growth…

2nd November

…his age. 1923 – JCW Rhododendron eximium in the 40 Acres is, as regards its young growth, with a wonderful beauty now. The Sasanquas are nice some of them, much…

28th September

…Le Bois Marquis – Viburnum nervosum – Viburnum nudum Pink Beauty – Viburnum propinquum – Viburnum prunifolium Mrs Henry Large – Viburnum recognitum – Viburnum sieboldii Seneca – Viburnum sympodiale…

31st March

…change’. Extremism should not win when set against calm, beauty and photosynthesising plants! Do cows really fart enough to affect the ozone layer or is this also deliberate disinformation by…

31st May

…Main Quarry. Plant Paulownias where you can look down on them is the cry but, as here, the flowers are still too far away to properly appreciate their beauty. One…

29th May

…to form as Azalea luteum nor is it big enough in flower to be Azalea ‘Klondyke’. Another mystery but rather a nice yellow one. Perhaps ‘Yellow Beauty’? Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’…

12th May

…then. camellias from France This is the list:Camellia champetre Alpen GloCamellia espèce Amplexicaulis Camellia ss Bettys Beauty Camellia champetre Cinnamon Cindy Camellia champ Cinnamon Scentsation Camellia reticulata Debut Camellia champetre…

16th April

…The flowers in the Dining Room included: Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Black Beauty’ Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids bred by Dad Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids 2016 – CHW…

28th March

…‘black’ which it isn’t! (There are other black magnolias – e.g. ‘Black Beauty’). Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Back at Caerhays Bramble Field track has now been splendidly cleared by the cut…

26th February

…Green Gate. What splendid things these February flowering cherries are. There is a beauty by Tresillian Bridge but one does not see them nearly often enough! Frost proof too. Prunus…

24th February

…aurea ‘Koi’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata’Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys bambusoides’Castillonis Inversa’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Kew Beauty’ Thamnocalamus crassinodus ‘Merlyn’ Magnolias just starting outside the back yard. Magnolias View 24th February 1897 – 2020…

16th February

…enjoy early spring than in Cornwall. Garden lovers should plan to come here in March to really see the gardens in all their spectacular and unique beauty. Flowering Magnolias are…

6th March 1897 – 2020

…species do not survive our climate. If you do not find this all too dull click here to see the true beauty of so many of them. Betula ermanii from…