Glenarn
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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masthome3
- Oct 16
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Sep 18
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Sep 2
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Aug 7
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Aug 4
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jul 31
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jul 28
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jul 15
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jul 14
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jun 30
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jun 26
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jun 22
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jun 17
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jun 14
- 1 min
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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masthome3
- Jun 11
- 1 min
Rhododendron maddenii in its many forms
June and July bring us new scents in the garden. The maddenii family that started to bloom in May get into full flow. The full names are...
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masthome3
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Meconopsis: the highs and lows
While we now have several well established clumps of perennial meconopsis in the garden, getting new seedlings to this stage can be a...
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masthome3
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Last winter we cleared round this rhododendron to make more space and it has certainly responded. Although flowering later than usual the...
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masthome3
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Magnolia rostrata
As well as the ’upside down’ magnolia wilsonii, this big beauty is now flowering. The huge leaves are really it’s best feature but the...
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Glenarn
- May 25
- 1 min
Trillium vaseyi
In the rock garden the raised bed with trilliums is now shaded by the acer foliage above and this beautiful trillium has opened. It’s...
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