April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…single flower. Fairly horrid! I wonder what the Rosemoor judges would have said last weekend? Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron pocophorum which I had never seen before. Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron pocophorum Rhododendron…

13th February

…sprengeri ‘Copeland Court’ in shape and colour as we saw a few days ago at Caerhays. This makes me wonder if ‘Copeland Court’ is really a sprengeri seedling? Magnolia sprengeri…

11th April

…just coming. Rhododendron moorii Betula albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ (syn. ‘China Rose’) with wonderful peeling bark. Betula albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Betula albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Wonderful trunks and bark on Lithocarpus hancei….

3rd January

…is well worth growing and propagating. I wonder if Cressy and Asia have it on their list? Camellia japonica seedlings Camellia japonica seedlings Camellia japonica seedlings 2023 – CHW A…

6th July

…this was in flower elsewhere in the garden. I wonder why these three trees are so much later? Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii The colouring on the new growth of Rhododendron…

5th February

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Camellia ‘Cinnamon Scentsation’ smelling wonderful although still only a few flowers. Camellia…

12th November

…Paul Kirk seem to have collected this on maybe more that one occasion in 1982/3 and I wonder if this was the fungus you were looking for. The only UK…

10th November

…flower! No wonder we have already lost two of the three plants planted here. Lush new growth in November is dangerous. The same thing happened at Burncoose where a well-established…

10th July

…as good as this. Wonderful planting combinations, great views over the valley below and signs of labels, care and maintenance everywhere. A true gem and the best new garden I…