Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: johnralphcarpenter on April 29, 2015, 07:54:20 PM
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During our recent trip to Scotland we visited two west coast gardens not far from Glasgow, on 17th April. The first was Glenarn - see http://www.gardens-of-argyll.co.uk/view-details.php?id=488. (http://www.gardens-of-argyll.co.uk/view-details.php?id=488.) Owned by SRGC members Mike and Sue Thornley, the well-established garden has a magnificent collection of magnolia and rhododendron, as well as a newly refurbished rock garden. Most plants are labelled, but time did not permit me to note everything I photographed, so - name that plant!
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More... (the Araucaria, no/11 is actually in next door's garden)
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More... The splendid conifer No. 21 is Sciadopitys verticillata
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Located in Rhu near Helensburgh, this beautifully maintained garden is well worth a visit.
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Great to see tumescens John. What a marvelous collection.
johnw
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Another to put on the list Ralph.
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At our recent local meeting our speaker, Ian Alexander showed Rhododendron forrestii var. tumescens, lamenting its reluctance to flower freely.
Seeing it again here I am reminded of this article from the Journal of the American Rhododendron Society in 1983:
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v37n3/v37n3-cook.htm (http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JARS/v37n3/v37n3-cook.htm) - which may be of interest.
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Last week I followed Ralph's advice and visited Glenarn. The Rhododendrons were simply spectacular, so I hope he won't mind me posting a few pics here. First a few of the Rhodo's, then a few from the rock garden (secure behind impenetrable deer fencing).
Rhododendron x loderi 'King George' - a favourite since falling in love with a specimen at RBGE
Rhododendron viscidifolium
Rhododendron augustinii
Labelled as Rhododendron yunnanense?
Rhododendron vaseyi - a elegant shrub with exquisite flowers, just look at that green stigma
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Rhododendron neriiflorum
Rhododendron lindleyi
Rhododendron johnstoneanum - gorgeous scent!
Rhododendron luteum - commonplace and easy maybe, but a cracking plant nonetheless
Rhododendron cantabile x 'Blue Tit'
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An overview of the rock garden, with azaleas providing a brilliant splash of colour.
Of the Trilliums this one (a form of T. chloropetalum?) with bronze flowers was outstanding.
A single Meconopsis flower nicely juxtaposed with a Euphorbia
Meconopsis cookei
I can only echo Ralph's comment, well worth a visit and with lots of changing interest through the year.
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Thank you Matt, a lot of the Rhodos weren't yet out when we were there, so nice to see, and unlike me you took the trouble to note the names!
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I was lucky with my timing, Ralph although some species were over and some yet to perform. A long season of interest for the Rhodophiles. Thanks for the 'head up' on a great garden to visit.
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Join Glenarn owners Mike and Sue to celebrate rhododendrons on the 29thApril. as part of the #RhodoFest https://tinyurl.com/n22oknh (https://tinyurl.com/n22oknh) - follow the link for some photos In case the previous link does not work - try this >
http://discoverscottishgardens.org/garden/glenarn-glorious-gardens-of-argyll-and-bute/ (http://discoverscottishgardens.org/garden/glenarn-glorious-gardens-of-argyll-and-bute/)
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Still a few days to visit Glenarn this season - the garden is open until 21st September.
http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/gardens/garden/301659e9-73cb-4a82-814f-999e00ec4a94 (http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/gardens/garden/301659e9-73cb-4a82-814f-999e00ec4a94)
As an advert by the Scotland's Garden Scheme says.....
"Glenarn is celebrating 75 years of opening with Scotland's Gardens Scheme. Glenarn survives as a complete example of a ten acre garden which spans from 1850 to the present day. That's a lot of gardening love!"
Many year of it provided by Michael and Sue Thornley, it must be said.