Magnolias
Generally a poor year for magnolias but right now M wilsonii is flowering as well as M sieboldii ( the flowers sit side ways, looking at...
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masthome3
- 5 days ago
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Shortage of rain
We have it every year these days, a really dry period just when all the plants are putting on their new growth. There was plenty of rain...
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masthome3
- May 13
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Rhododendron lindleyi
If you have ever visited Glenarn in May you will remember the huge patch of R lindleyi on Granny's Hens. A second mass planting of...
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masthome3
- May 8
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Scottish Rhododendron Show
A very busy week with the Rhododendron Show at Garelochhead- it takes 3 days preparation with planning, picking, keeping the flowers cool...
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- Apr 26
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Glenarn colour everywhere
There's been a problem with this blog as nothing I've written since autumn has been published but I think it's solved now. The sun these...
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Glenarn
- Nov 14, 2022
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Last of the autumn colour
The strong winds have removed more of our colourful leaves this past week. The lindera on the lawn has been glowing gold for some time. I...
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- Oct 16, 2022
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Catching up on rain
Although there have been dry days most of October so far feels very wet. The ground that was pretty dry for the top 50 mm through...
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- Sep 18, 2022
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Colour in autumn
We are getting to the end of the open season at Glenarn and some of the trees are beginning to turn, particularly acers although the...
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- Sep 2, 2022
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Autumn
We have recovered from the Plant Sale and Open Day- the gathering, labelling, bagging and sorting of 350 + plants as well as getting the...
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- Aug 7, 2022
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Glenarn Plant Sale
We are holding a special plant sale and open day on Sunday 21 August between 2 and 5 pm. There will be lots of rhododendrons raised from...
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- Aug 4, 2022
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Eucryphia milliganii
Yesterday in the rock garden there was a terrific buzz from the little Eucryphia milliganii. Honey bees and bumbles love the nectar from...
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- Jul 31, 2022
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Bottlebrush
Yesterday Mike and I were clearing some of the lush growth and weeds that have taken over part of Granny’s Hens. As a backdrop by the...
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- Jul 28, 2022
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Primula florindae red form
From the kitchen window I look north into what was once a muddy bank, now a buttressed stone wall with lots of gravel. Here Primula...
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- Jul 15, 2022
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New growth
Although it is still very dry and we could do with some heavy rain, growth this year seems exceptional. New growth provides a second show...
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- Jul 14, 2022
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Life with bees
I was in the vegetable patch yesterday lunchtime tying up sweet peas when there was an unforgettable noise- the sound of bees just about...
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- Jun 30, 2022
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Asteranthera ovata
This little climber grows on an old stump at Glenarn and covers it with flowers in June. It then continues to flower for the next couple...
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- Jun 26, 2022
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Roses at Glenarn
The first rose we notice is Rosa farreri, Farrer’s ‘threepenny bit rose’. Here it’s a wide spreading bush, covered in tiny pink flowers (...
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- Jun 22, 2022
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Our resident hedgehog
Yesterday morning I met this lovely big hedgehog trotting through the grass near the greenhouse. He didn’t notice me and came right past,...
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- Jun 17, 2022
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Iris Berlin Tiger
I was given this plant last year and have been surprised to see how tall and beautiful it has grown. Most of our iris are fairly small,...
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- Jun 14, 2022
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Photographing red rhododendrons
I find it hard to take a good photo of red rhododendrons. I guess I’m usually trying in sunlight and that doesn’t seem to give great...
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