CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA WISSELII

The High Beeches Wisselii has turned pink.  

An attractive dark foliaged conifer of medium height, Wisselii has red male stroboli which are much in evidence this year.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Wisselii

Stunning Magnolias

Magnolia campbellii

The recent sun and warmth has brought the magnolias into flower.


A huge Magnolia campbellii, at High Beeches,  viewed best from the B2110 outside Handcross, West Sussex.

Magnolia campbellii is native to Bhutan and Nepal and was introduced to the UK in 1865

Magnolia sargentiana robusta Chenault

Magnolia campbellii spp mollicomata Lanarth

Magnolia sargentiana robusta Chenault is
covered in flower.  This tree is a survivor of the storm of l987.  The tree was blown down, it was left on its side and now flowers every year  on the new growth and is a spectacular sight even though it is no longer a beautiful tree.









Magnolia campbelli spp mollicomata Lanarth
just starting to flower a beautiful cyclamen pink.  This magnolia was raised at Lanarth from seed collected by Forrest in

Early Spring 2014

Rhododendron ririei

Primroses

Snowdrops

It stopped raining this morning, for a while, and the sun shone.   It almost felt like Spring.

There are several plants in flower including Hamamelis mollis, Crocus tommasinianus, Primroses, Snowdrops and Mahonia.

Two early flowering Rhododenrons are looking good in the sunlight:- 

Rhododendron ririei, an early flowering mauve species introduced by Ernest Wilson and Rhododendron Nobleanum a hybrid between Rh. arboreum and Rh.caucasicum.

The narcissus cyclamineus will soon be in flower and there is a plenlty of flower bud on the magnolias promising a fine display.

High Beeches Garden is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the planting of a number of plants by Col Giles Loder in 1914.  There will be a Centenary Breakfast on Saturday 17th May followed by a tour of the centenary plants led by the Curator and Gardener in Charge.  For more details call 01444 401589.

The garden opens on Saturday 15th March.

Rhododendron nobleanum

Autumn Foliage

Liriodendron tulipifera

Just three trees in their full autumn glory.


Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip tree, a native of North America

Nyssa sylvatica High Beeches

Nyssa sylvatica High Beeches, tupelo tree.
This plant was awarded the First Class Certificate by the RHS

Quercus velutina

Quercus velutina, the black oak, a native of eastern North America

More Autumn Colour

Liquidamber styraciflua

Fothergilla major

Acer cercinatum

The Autumn is coming slowly and spectacularly.

Liquidamber styraciflua, sweet gum, from the Eastern US and introduced to the UK in 1884
is so dark that it photographs blue in the late afternoon light.






Fothergilla major, a slow growing shrub from the Alleghany Mountains is particularly vivid this year.










Acer circinatum one of the many Acers here at High Beeches.



The Garden is open from 11 am on Sunday 20th October and there is a Gift Fair in aid of Parkinsons UK

Early Autumn

Beautiful early autumn days in the garden.

A great year for berries, Sorbus, Symplocos, Euonymus and Clerodendrum are looking particularly fine.

Phellodendron lavallei, a native of Japan, giving a taste of the autumn colour to come at High Beeches Garden

A bed of cyclamen hederifolium planted under the Atlantic Cedar glowing in the autumn sunlight.



Autumn Gift Fair in aid of  Parkinsons UK
Sunday 20th October - 11 am
Plants for sale - Rapkyns Nursery

Disanthus cercidifolius

Abies koreana

Late Summer in the Garden

Gentian asclepiadea

The brilliant blue Gentian asclepiadea is in flower throughout the garden.  They are late flowering this year.  It is a clump forming herbaceous perennial and  has naturalised in the garden.  The only place it has done so in the UK.  It's common name is the willow gentian.

Aesculus parviflora

Aesculus parviflora (dwarf horse chestnut) is in flower and will be followed by good autumn colour.  It is a deciduous, suckering shrub from the South Eastern US.

Hydrangea Preziosa

Hydrangea Preziosa adds colour to the late summer.  It flowers rose pink turning to reddish-purple with age, followed by autumn colour.