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Westward view from our attic window over our back garden to the Rosendale Allotments on Knight's Hill.
Parts of our immediate neighbours' gardens can be seen here too. Rosendale allotments are said to be the most extensive in London. There are over 450 plots which people from all around the area use for growing vegetables, fruit and cut flowers. It's a hilly site, and all supplies have to be brought by hand to the plots, including water - hard work!
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NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path. The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain. We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
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GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Arbour - R foreground, only slat-roof visible, assembled from flat-pack.
- Garden railway - L foreground, on Water Rockery, G-scale 45mm gauge.
- Path - of reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style by local landscaper, late Mr. Rogers, to our own winding design, shortly after we arrived in 1985. The upper branches are later (autumn 2007) realignments and additions by Acer Landscapes, part our scheme to give step-free access from the house to the Upper Terrace in spite of the garden gradient.
- Temple of Juno garden shed - centre L, with shingled roof and white columns supporting portico, built by me in sections out of reclaimed timber ("Rosen Wanted") at a previous house, brought here and extended with portico. I made the columns made from a flag pole. Steve Cruse (joiner) hung the doors (architectural salvage) and put on the cladding.
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - lower centre, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here).
- Valrosa Cabin workshop - centre background, brown, fully insulated, completed earlier in the year by Acer Landscapes.
- Water Rockery - centre L, with pumped water course, upper pools, cascades, and lower loop of garden railway, though only the railway is visible here. Almost all built myself.
Plants
- Buxus sempervirens - jelly-mould box-hedge, centre L foreground.
- Chamaecyparis, columnar, not sure what species or form - in neighbour's garden to L, along the fence.
- Chamaecyparis - probably C. lawsoniana, Lawson's cypress, 'Stewartii' or 'Westermannii' - neighbours' tall bright conifer, R centre.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a Sawara cypress, centre L immediately in front of Temple of Juno portico.
- Clematis armandii - evergreen climber on fence behind arbour, lower R. Looks reddish because this is colour of new spring shoots.
- Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica - growing over old apple tree stumps. centre L foreground.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - centre L in front of Temple of Juno.
- Escallonia macrantha - two shrubs shaped into an arch over side path, L side only visible here, centre R.
- Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' - pillar juniper, centre R.
- Lonicera japonica - Japanese honeysuckle, evergreen, closest part of R hedge.
- Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold' - lower centre R, between path and arbour.
- Origanum vulgare 'Aureum' - golden marjoram, at front of Upper Rockery along the path, lower centre.
- Phormium tenax probably 'Rainbow Queen' - New Zealand flax, the spiky plant just R of centre foreground.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce, two of them, one behind the other, lower centre by path.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce, two trees one behind the other, lower centre on Upper Rockery.
- Picea mariana 'Nana' - dwarf black spruce, lower centre by path.
- Platycladus orientalis 'Beverleyensis' - (formerly Thuja orientalis) golden form of Eastern Thuja, in shade, L foreground.
- Prunus domesticus (presumably) - the neighbours' plum tree, upper centre L, to L of Valrosa Cabin.
- Pyracantha, probably P. x watereri - in neighbours' garden, growing against fence, lower R.
- Pyrus probably P. communis - common pear tree, in neighbours' garden, top L.
- Quercus - probably Q. robur L., pedunculate oak, growing along fence behind a neighbouring garden, top R.
- Taxus baccata - yew, golden fastigiate form, probably 'Standishii' - front L in neighbour's garden.
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LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: view is approx westward, and R side of garden catches most sun
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The rather scruffy upper end of our garden in Spring 2008.
We were in the midst here of changing the top end of our garden from an unkempt bare patch to a terrace with borders. The Valrosa Cabin workshop (upper R) was quite new (2007) and here we are are just moving things into it after we'd painted the inside, put in the floor-covering and fitted the shelving. The nearer stone paths had just been realigned, and the block path to the cabin was also new. These were all the first steps in the plan for this part of the garden. The untidy area in front of the cabin had become a temporary dumping area for garden materials during the construction work, but was soon to become our upper terrace.
NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path (though only the upper end of this is shown in this view). The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain. We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Borders - on each side of the nearer part of the garden path and being re-done following the realignment of the path. Border on L has been reshaped and is being dug over and topped up with more soil. Border on R will become extension of Upper (Railway) Rockery and replanted.
- Decking - removable decking 'bridge' (recently completed by Acer Landscapes) over Middle Section of Garden Railway, centre R. Ideally we'd have been able to make this a fixed bridge in stone but this would have meant having a step-up here in order to give full clearance for the trains.
- Garden Railway (G-scale) - Part of the Middle Section is visible here bottom L, laid on a temporary trackbase of loose cellular concrete blocks and awaiting realignment. Part of the Upper Loop is visible centre R on the Upper (Railway) Rockery. This is a 45mm gauge G-Scale layout using Märklin-LGB track, parts and rolling stock, with my own garden-sized civil engineering.
- Path (1) - reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style. L branch is a recent realignment of an older path. R branch is a new section of path, part of our scheme to give step-free access from the house to the Upper Terrace in spite of the garden gradient. Both these bits of path had just been laid by Acer Landscapes the previous autumn (2007).
- Path (2) - concrete block paving with treated wooden edging, recently (2007) laid by Acer Landscapes. This section (centre R) is the uppermost part of our main garden path and leads to steps of Valrosa Cabin in background.
- Temple of Juno garden shed - L, with shingled roof and white columns supporting portico, built by me in sections out of reclaimed timber ("Rosen Wanted") at a previous house, brought here and extended with portico. I made the columns made from a flag pole. Steve Cruse (joiner) hung the doors (architectural salvage) and put on the cladding. Doors and portico awaiting paint.
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - lower R, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here).
- Valrosa Cabin workshop - upper R, fully insulated, built for us the previous year by Acer Landscapes. Although completed, we had to paint the inside and put floor covering in, before we could fit it out and move in (as we are doing here).
Plants
- Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri' - a dwarf Hinoki cypress - young tree in foreground, front R.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Nana' - a dwarf Sawara cypress, lower R by path.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a form of Sawara cypress, centre L immediately in front of Temple of Juno portico.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - upper L.
- Juniperus horizontalis - prostrate juniper, R, by Upper Loop of Garden Railway.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce, on R of decking section.
OTHER DETAILS (also noted on photo)
- 'Banks Cabinet' drawers (ex-NHM - "Rosen Wanted") - centre R, stacked up during transfer from house, and about to be moved into Valrosa Cabin behind.
LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: view is approx westward. Border on L faces N, so mostly in shade.
Photo
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Westward view from our attic window over our back garden with the Rosendale Allotments on Knight's Hill, beyond. Taken just after the big February snowfall (February 2009).
Parts of our immediate neighbours' gardens can be seen here too. Rosendale allotments are said to be the most extensive in London. There are over 450 plots which people from all around the area use for growing vegetables, fruit and cut flowers. It's a hilly site, and all supplies have to be brought by hand to the plots, including water - hard work!
Of course the snow has covered many of the details of the garden, but I've listed the more conspicuous features below and these can be checked out in the non-snowy shots in this garden set.
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NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path. The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain. We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
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GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Arbour - R, by hedge, with trellis side visible, assembled from flat-pack.
- Bike shed - bottom L, assembled by supplier.
- Border - nearest planting on R, mostly flowering shrubs.
- Lower Rockery and mixed shrub border - nearest R side of garden to L of hedge with climbers.
- Path - footsteps in the snow mark its winding route - path made of reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style by local landscaper, late Mr. Rogers, to our own design, shortly after we arrived in 1985.
- Pond - lower L, doubles as reservoir for the cascades etc. of the water feature, with cistern to hold more water hidden beneath nearest part of water course, all built mostly by me.
- Temple of Juno garden shed - upper centre L, with shingled roof and white columns supporting portico, built by me in sections out of reclaimed timber ("Rosen Wanted") at a previous house, brought here and extended with portico. I made the columns made from a flag pole. Steve Cruse (joiner) hung the doors (architectural salvage) and put on the cladding.
- Top Terrace - upper centre in front of Valrosa Cabin with bay and box trees in containers - recently completed by Acer Landscapes in Summer 2008.
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - upper centre, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here).
- Valrosa Cabin workshop - centre background, brown, fully insulated, built for us in 2007 by Acer Landscapes.
- Water Rockery - the round thingy, centre L, with pumped water course, upper pools, cascades, and lower loop of garden railway (not visible beneath the snow). Almost all built myself.
Plants
- Buxus sempervirens - jelly-mould box-hedge, centre L.
- Chamaecyparis, columnar, not sure what species or form - in neighbour's garden to L, along the fence, centre L.
- Chamaecyparis - probably C. lawsoniana, Lawson's cypress, 'Stewartii' or 'Westermannii' - neighbours' tall conifer upper R.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a Sawara cypress, upper L centre immediately in front of Temple of Juno portico.
- Clematis armandii - evergreen climber, one of the mixed climbers on the nearest R part of the fence.
- Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica - growing over old apple tree stumps. centre L.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - L upper centre, to L of Temple of Juno.
- Escallonia macrantha - two shrubs shaped into an arch over side path, L side only visible here, centre R.
Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' - pillar juniper, tall thin tree centre R.
- Lonicera japonica - Japanese honeysuckle, evergreen, one of the mixed climbers on the nearest R part of the fence.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce, two trees one behind the other, on Upper Rockery, centre.
- Picea mariana 'Nana' - dwarf black spruce, alongside path, centre.
- Prunus domesticus (presumably) - the neighbours' plum tree, upper centre L, to L of Valrosa Cabin.
- Pyrus probably P. communis - common pear tree, uppermost L, in neighbours' garden.
- Taxus baccata - yew, golden fastigiate form, probably 'Standishii' - front L in neighbour's garden.
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LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: view is approx westward and R side of garden catches most sun.
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The upper end of our garden, with its new Upper Terrace, just completed, and our work in hand on the new borders.
Actually, the new Upper Terrace is only in the background here, just in front of the brown cabin (Valrosa Cabin). Compare this view with how it was five months before, especially the new terrace. Here we are working over the new borders and beginning to plant them up. The border on the L was full of rubble from where our older path had been, and broken concrete from an even older path that must have been there before our time. It took a lot of sieving and close digging with a hand trowel and fork to clear it all. The path had been newly realigned earlier in the year, with two branches now, one to the Temple of Juno shed (L) and the other leading to the Valrosa Cabin (R background). We had removed the temporary garden railway track base from the border on the L, in order to work the soil and then make a new improved track base.
NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path (though only the uppermost 'meander' is visible here). The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain (though this is not seen in this view). We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Decking - removable decking 'bridge' (recently completed by Acer Landscapes) over Middle Section of Garden Railway, öowere L. Ideally we'd have been able to make this a fixed bridge in stone but this would have meant having a step-up here in order to give full clearance for the trains.
- Garden Railway (G-scale) - part of the Upper Loop (not ballasted) on the Upper (Railway) Rockery, bottom R. This is a 45mm gauge G-Scale layout using Märklin-LGB track, parts and rolling stock, with my own garden-sized civil engineering.
- Path (1) - centre R in background, concrete block paving with treated wooden edging, recently (2007) laid by Acer Landscapes. This section is the uppermost part of our main garden path and leads to steps of Valrosa Cabin in background.
- Path (2) - L foreground, built of reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style. L branch is a recent realignment of an older path. R branch is a new section of path, part of our scheme to give step-free access from the house to the Upper Terrace in spite of the garden gradient. Both these bits of path had been laid the previous year (2007) by Acer Landscapes.
- Temple of Juno garden shed - L, with shingled roof and white columns supporting portico, built by me in sections out of reclaimed timber ("Rosen Wanted") at a previous house, brought here and extended with portico. I made the columns made from a flag pole. Steve Cruse (joiner) hung the doors (architectural salvage), and put on the cladding. Doors and portico awaiting paint.
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - R, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here). Where the new path now goes, and to R of it, there was a narrow bit of lawn which was taken up. We are here extending the rockery to meet the path.
- Upper Terrace - in background in front of brown cabin (Valrosa Cabin), made of concrete block paving with treated wooden edging, just completed by Acer Landscapes.
- Valrosa Cabin workshop - in R background, fully insulated, built for us the previous year by Acer Landscapes.
Plants
- Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri' - a dwarf Hinoki cypress, lower centre R, to R of path.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a Sawara cypress, L in front of Temple of Juno shed.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Nana' - a dwarf Sawara cypress, lower centre R, to R of path.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - with its berries, L and upper L.
- Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey' - fig tree, upper R in corner of terrace. 'Brown Turkey' is the commonly-chosen variety recommended for the British climate for yielding fruit. Tree looks new but is actually about 20 years old and had to be cut back to enable Valrosa Cabin construction in 2007. We planted it c.1990 not long after we arrived in the house. As recommended, we confined the roots with a loose brick surround beneath soil level.
- Juniperus communis 'Compressa' - dwarf pillar juniper (or Noah's ark juniper), with second generation of growth after an earlier die-back, R foreground.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce on Upper (Railway) Rockery, R of centre foreground.
- Pinus heldreichii [syn. P. leucodermis] 'Smidtii' [sic] - dwarf Bosnian pine, lower R, on Upper (Railway) Rockery to R of garden railway track.
- Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' - miniature lilac on Upper (Railway) Rockery (R), with leaves in reddish-pink autumn colours.
LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: View is approx to W.
Photo
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Westward view from our attic window over our back garden to the Rosendale Allotments on Knight's Hill, after the big February snowfall (February 2009).
Parts of our immediate neighbours' gardens can be seen here too. Rosendale allotments are said to be the most extensive in London. There are over 450 plots which people from all around the area use for growing vegetables, fruit and cut flowers. It's a hilly site, and all supplies have to be brought by hand to the plots, including water - hard work!
Of course the snow has covered many of the details of the garden, but I've listed the more conspicuous features and these can then be checked out in other photos in this set.
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NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path (though only some of this can be seen in this view). The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain. We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
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GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Temple of Juno garden shed - lower centre, with white portico and shingled roof, built by me in sections out of reclaimed timber ("Rosen Wanted") at a previous house, brought here and extended with portico, and finished by joiner Steve Cruse.
- Top Terrace - lower centre R, in front of Valrosa Cabin with bay and box trees in containers - recently completed by Acer Landscapes in Summer 2008.
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - lower centre, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here).
- Valrosa Cabin workshop - lower centre across back of garden, brown, fully insulated, built for us in 2007 by Acer Landscapes.
Plants
- Buxus sempervirens - jelly-mould box-hedge, lower centre L.
- Chamaecyparis, columnar, not sure what species or form - in neighbour's garden lower L, along the fence.
- Chamaecyparis - probably C. lawsoniana, Lawson's cypress, 'Stewartii' or 'Westermannii' - neighbours' tall conifer far R.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a Sawara cypress, lower centre L immediately in front of Temple of Juno portico.
- Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica - growing over old apple tree stumps. centre L foreground.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - lower L centre, to L of Temple of Juno.
- Escallonia macrantha - two shrubs shaped into an arch over side path, top of L side only visible here, foreground lower R.
- Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' - pillar juniper, tall thin tree, foreground R.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce, two trees one behind the other on Upper (Railway) Rockery, centre foreground.
- Prunus domesticus (presumably) - the neighbours' plum tree, L centre, to L of Valrosa Cabin.
- Pyrus probably P. communis - common pear tree, L centre, in neighbours' garden.
- Taxus baccata - yew, golden fastigiate form, probably 'Standishii' - foreground L, tip only visible, in neighbours' garden.
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LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: view is approx westward and R side of garden catches most sun.
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Photo
Brian Roy Rosen
Uploaded to Flickr June 11, 2009
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Diagonal view across the middle part of the garden looking SW towards the south side fence (not visible in shade).
This view is about half way up the garden where the path goes round between the jelly-mould box-hedge (L) and the Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) (R). The path provides step-free access through the whole garden in spite of the quite steep gradient of the garden.
NOTE ON THE GARDEN
The garden was very plain and bare when we arrived in 1985. We have been developing the design gradually since then, but not from a single pre-planned conception. Eventually we developed the overall shape, with a 'winding river' effect made by the lawns and path, part of which is seen in this view. The shapes of the rockeries, planting and other features are based on the way a small stream winds between 'interlocking spurs' in hilly terrain. We did all the planting, and I built many of the features. For further history of our garden, see set description for 'OUR BACK GARDEN'
GARDEN DETAILS
(To see garden details better, click on the three dots symbol (●●● meaning 'more') at bottom right of black part of screen > Choose 'View all sizes' > Choose any size larger than the one in black font. Press back button to return. See also notes on picture. However, notes are not retained in downloaded versions of Flickr images.)
Features
- Garden Railway (G-scale) - Concrete viaduct (TuxCraft), centre, on the Middle Section of the railway which also passes through the back of the Jelly-Mould Box Hedge (L) in a tunnel. This is a 45mm gauge G-Scale layout using Märklin-LGB track, parts and rolling stock, with my own garden-sized civil engineering.
- Path - of reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style by local landscaper, late Mr. Rogers, to our own winding design, shortly after we arrived in 1985. The part of the path in the distance is a more recent realignment laid by by Acer Landscapes in 2007.
- Temple of Juno garden shed - just part of one of the white portico columns visible R of centre background (for more of the Temple, see other photos in this set).
- Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) - lower R centre, planted with alpines, dwarf shrubs and trees including conifers, also the base for the Upper Loop of Garden Railway. Rockery built myself of various kinds of stone in simulated geological structure (not visible here).
Plants
- Buxus sempervirens - Jelly-Mould Box-Hedge, on L and in need of a trim.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a Sawara cypress, centre R by column of Temple of Juno shed.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - in white bloom, across top of picture.
- Escallonia macrantha - two shrubs shaped into an arch over side path, L side only visible here, R.
- Juniperus communis 'Compressa' - dwarf pillar juniper, recently transplanted from a poor position, and now recovering, along R side of path, at centre.
- Origanum vulgare 'Aureum' - golden marjoram, along R side of path.
- Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' - dwarf white spruce along R side of path, centre R.
- Picea mariana 'Nana' - dwarf black spruce, along R side of path towards centre of view.
LOCATION DETAILS
Country: Great Britain: England
City: London
London Borough: Lambeth
District: West Dulwich, SE21
Altitude: 40m
Aspect: L side of this view faces approx northwards so generally in shade. Foreground shadows cast by low sun in W.
Photo
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Recording construction of the Middle Section of our garden railway in March 2009.
This view shows part of the southern side of our garden looking approximately eastward towards the house, showing in-progress reconstruction and realignment of the former temporary Middle Section following completion of newly realigned garden path (L). We had removed the previous temporary track-base. The track passes through the Jelly-Mould Box-Hedge in a tunnel, the wooden entrance to which can be seen R, at the foot of the hedge. A section of the earlier track-base can be seen just in front of it. Realignment of the path made the garden border wider so we had been digging it over, removing a lot of rubble, and preparing it for planting.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION NOTES
Construction of this Middle Section posed a set of problems, the combination of which made this section tricky to build: (1) a gradient between the plinth of the Temple of Juno shed (behind us in this view) and the Water Rockery (beyond the Jelly-Mould Box-Hedge, and just visible in L background), (2) the track level here was higher than ground level, (3) there were several plants which we didn't want to move or remove, and (4) we wanted to keep the track fairly close to the path for easy access. This all led to the reverse curves seen here. To get the desired configuration, I used set-track pieces supported on various blocks and bricks.
GENERAL NOTE ON THE GARDEN RAILWAY
The layout is a low voltage (22v), 45mm gauge system where this gauge represents prototypical (i.e. 'true life') narrow gauge, in this case, metre gauge. The scale is approx 1:22. The railway is is mostly based on Märklin-LGB track, parts and rolling stock, with my own garden-sized civil engineering and landscaping. It is not strictly a model of any particular time or place, but is inspired by Swiss and Austrian narrow gauge. It is based on a make-believe history of a border-crossing line which provides scope for running both a modern service as well as excursions by older stock held by a local rail preservation organization. The whole system is single track apart from station areas. The upper part of the system (Upper Loop) runs round the Upper Rockery (Railway Rockery) and is connected to the lower part of the system (the Lower Loop on the Water Rockery) by the Middle Section (seen here) running along the southern side of the garden. (For further information, see description of this set.)
OTHER GARDEN FEATURES
- Path - reclaimed York stone laid in 'crazy' style. This is a recent realignment of an older path, part of our scheme to give step-free access from the house to the Upper Terrace in spite of the garden gradient. This had just been laid by Acer Landscapes.
- Water Rockery - with water feature almost all built myself, and Lower Loop of Garden Railway.
PLANTS
- Buxus sempervirens - Jelly-Mould Box-Hedge, in nearer background, and in need of a trim.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - a Sawara cypress, R foreground.
- Cotoneaster frigidus - upper R.
(further notes in process of being added)
ID: CIMG2247
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Illustration of the original plant of purple cranesbill 'Cheryl's Shadow', that died but threw seedlings everywhere first. I'll tag the other plants, too. Wish I could go back in time and add it in the photostream in order. btw, flickr doesn't seem to have a search-by-date function? I'll need to add something more in tags for myself (using sets seems hard). This really is a useful garden diary for my use.
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold', 2017, Dwarf [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x4ft. #Conifer #T2J, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Golden Yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed L4 for 4.0 YEARS.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013.
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2018, Dwarf [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x4ft. #Conifer #T2J, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Golden Yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed L4 for 4.3 YEARS (Lowe).
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Tag des offenen Denkmals 14.09.2014
Chamaecyparis pisifera (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl. 1847
Syn: Retinispora pisifera Siebold & Zucc. 1844 (Basionym) and others
Sawara-Scheinzypresse, Faden-Scheinzypresse oder Erbsenfrüchtige Scheinzypresse, Sawara Cypress or Sawara, Japanese: サワラ (Sawara)
Beheimatet in Zentral und Süd-Japan, auf den Inseln Honshū and Kyūshū. Es gibt viele Zuchtformen, aber die Art sieht man in den Parks und Gärten eher selten!
Native in central and southern Japan, on the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū. There are many cultivated forms in our parks and gardens, but the type rarely seen!
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2018, Dwarf [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 4x4ft. #Conifer #T2J, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Golden Yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed L4 for 4.3 YEARS (Lowe).
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops' (Australia ~1989) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., metallic blue foliage w/twisted, curled branching, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed N1,05,3 for 1.5 YEARS (Stanl). Planted in 2018.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifiera 'Curly Tops' is a dense, compact, globose selection of Sawara cypress with distinctive, bright, steely Blue, twisted foliage and branchlets. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 1.5 feet (50 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a branch mutation found 1989 on a specimen of Ch. pisifera 'Boulevard' by Yamina Rare Plants Nursery, Monbulk, Australia.
Dwarf blue ball of compressed foliage with white stomates. Plant has all curly ends to the stems. Found in Australia, Yamina Nursery ~1989. New form of Boulvard Cypress. Afternoon shade is good.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Garden views from week 3 in August. This little conifer is a favorite with this blue/gray color. Little ceramic rabbit hides under it, near the driftwood. See the set "Curly Tops" for other views.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed L4 for 6.3 YEARS (Lowes). Planted in 2013.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Charm', 2018, Thread-Branch [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 5x7ft. #Conifer #T2J, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Bright golden yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed j1.03 K5 for 3.3 YEARS (Lowe).
Compact & erect with thread-like weeping needles. Bright, golden-yellow new foliage in full sun. Mop-headed. Monrovia selection. Planted 2014.
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 4x4ft., Golden Yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed HR-I for 16.2 YEARS (HLG). Planted in 2003.
Missouri Botanical Garden: 'Sungold' is a mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub which features golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage emerges bright gold but eventually matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. May eventually reach a mature size of 8' tall and 12' wide, but can easily be kept smaller with minimal pruning. Small plants produce few if any cones. This plant is synonymous with and sometimes sold as C. p. var. filifera 'Sungold' or as C. p. 'Filifera Sungold'.
Location: Michigan State University, Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, MI. Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed L4 for 6.3 YEARS (Lowes). Planted in 2013.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed L4 for 6.3 YEARS (Lowes). Planted in 2013.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed L4 for 6.3 YEARS (Lowes). Planted in 2013.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' ( Hillier Nursery, UK 1970) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed J2,20 for 296 DAYS (Stanl). Planted in 2019.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' is dwarf, globose selection of sawara cypress with fluffy, juvenile foliage that is tinged with creamy golden highlights in late spring and summer. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 inches (30 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of around 1 inch (2.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a color sport found in the early 1970s by Hillier Nursery, Winchester, United Kingdom on a specimen of C. pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa'. Hillier Nursery is also credited with naming and introducing the plant to the nursery trade. It should be noted that since 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' was named and introduced after 1959, it is technically an invalid cultivar name. Nonetheless, it is such a well-known cultivar that changing its name would lead to needless confusion.
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A dwarf yellow form of Swara Cypress. A round dwarf with square-like yellow foliage. Makes a nice color spot for winter or summer. Plant foliage is soft and hardy. Found as a mutation in 1971 off of 'Plumosa Compressa' in England at Hilliers Nursery.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' ( Hillier Nursery, UK 1970) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed J2,20 for 296 DAYS (Stanl). Planted in 2019.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' is dwarf, globose selection of sawara cypress with fluffy, juvenile foliage that is tinged with creamy golden highlights in late spring and summer. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 inches (30 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of around 1 inch (2.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a color sport found in the early 1970s by Hillier Nursery, Winchester, United Kingdom on a specimen of C. pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa'. Hillier Nursery is also credited with naming and introducing the plant to the nursery trade. It should be noted that since 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' was named and introduced after 1959, it is technically an invalid cultivar name. Nonetheless, it is such a well-known cultivar that changing its name would lead to needless confusion.
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A dwarf yellow form of Swara Cypress. A round dwarf with square-like yellow foliage. Makes a nice color spot for winter or summer. Plant foliage is soft and hardy. Found as a mutation in 1971 off of 'Plumosa Compressa' in England at Hilliers Nursery.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' ( Hillier Nursery, UK 1970) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed J2,20 for 296 DAYS (Stanl). Planted in 2019.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' is dwarf, globose selection of sawara cypress with fluffy, juvenile foliage that is tinged with creamy golden highlights in late spring and summer. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 inches (30 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of around 1 inch (2.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a color sport found in the early 1970s by Hillier Nursery, Winchester, United Kingdom on a specimen of C. pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa'. Hillier Nursery is also credited with naming and introducing the plant to the nursery trade. It should be noted that since 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' was named and introduced after 1959, it is technically an invalid cultivar name. Nonetheless, it is such a well-known cultivar that changing its name would lead to needless confusion.
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A dwarf yellow form of Swara Cypress. A round dwarf with square-like yellow foliage. Makes a nice color spot for winter or summer. Plant foliage is soft and hardy. Found as a mutation in 1971 off of 'Plumosa Compressa' in England at Hilliers Nursery.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops' (Australia ~1989) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., metallic blue foliage w/twisted, curled branching, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed N1,05,3 for 1.5 YEARS (Stanl). Planted in 2018.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifiera 'Curly Tops' is a dense, compact, globose selection of Sawara cypress with distinctive, bright, steely Blue, twisted foliage and branchlets. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 1.5 feet (50 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a branch mutation found 1989 on a specimen of Ch. pisifera 'Boulevard' by Yamina Rare Plants Nursery, Monbulk, Australia.
Dwarf blue ball of compressed foliage with white stomates. Plant has all curly ends to the stems. Found in Australia, Yamina Nursery ~1989. New form of Boulvard Cypress. Afternoon shade is good.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' ( Hillier Nursery, UK 1970) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed J2,20 for 296 DAYS (Stanl). Planted in 2019.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' is dwarf, globose selection of sawara cypress with fluffy, juvenile foliage that is tinged with creamy golden highlights in late spring and summer. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 inches (30 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of around 1 inch (2.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a color sport found in the early 1970s by Hillier Nursery, Winchester, United Kingdom on a specimen of C. pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa'. Hillier Nursery is also credited with naming and introducing the plant to the nursery trade. It should be noted that since 'Plumosa Compressa Aurea' was named and introduced after 1959, it is technically an invalid cultivar name. Nonetheless, it is such a well-known cultivar that changing its name would lead to needless confusion.
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A dwarf yellow form of Swara Cypress. A round dwarf with square-like yellow foliage. Makes a nice color spot for winter or summer. Plant foliage is soft and hardy. Found as a mutation in 1971 off of 'Plumosa Compressa' in England at Hilliers Nursery.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue Ice', 2018 photo, Dwarf Sawara Cypress, , USDA Hardiness Zone 4, steel blue foliage, Michigan Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed a1 for 0 DAYS (Stan). Planted in 2018.
A sport taken from Chamaecyparis pisifera `Baby Blue'. Plant has darker, icey, steel blue foliage. A dwarf plant growing 4 to 6 inches a year in a tall pyramid. Introduced and found by Stanley & Sons Nursery, Inc. in 1998. Full Sun
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera, cultivar Boulevard - An open habit should be avoided since brown
foliage can become visible on the inner stems. It's in a neighbor's yard, fairly close to the road, and gets sun almost all day in Putnam County, Carmel,NY. 10-16-08
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops' (Australia ~1989) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., metallic blue foliage w/twisted, curled branching, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed N1,05,3 for 1.5 YEARS (Stanl). Planted in 2018.
ACS: Chamaecyparis pisifiera 'Curly Tops' is a dense, compact, globose selection of Sawara cypress with distinctive, bright, steely Blue, twisted foliage and branchlets. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 1.5 feet (50 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a branch mutation found 1989 on a specimen of Ch. pisifera 'Boulevard' by Yamina Rare Plants Nursery, Monbulk, Australia.
Dwarf blue ball of compressed foliage with white stomates. Plant has all curly ends to the stems. Found in Australia, Yamina Nursery ~1989. New form of Boulvard Cypress. Afternoon shade is good.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball', 2019 photo, Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size: 2x2ft., cream-colored foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed E4 for 0 DAYS (Stan). Planted in 2019.
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A dwarf white Sawara Cypress. A round globe of short compact cream-colored foliage. Very tight ball and sometimes sunburn. Great for rock gardens and troughs. First introduced by Goddard of Vancouver, B.C. at Floravista Nursery.
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball' (Goddard, B.C.) 2020 photo - Common Name: Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 2x2ft., cream-colored foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, In Garden Bed E4 for 310 DAYS (Stanl). Planted in 2019.
Stanley & Sons Nursery: A dwarf white Sawara Cypress. A round globe of short compact cream-colored foliage. Very tight ball and sometimes sunburn. Great for rock gardens and troughs. First introduced by Goddard of Vancouver, B.C. at Floravista Nursery.
pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuh n: kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress
Additional photos of this plant:
"Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Charm', 2018, Thread-Branch [Sawara Cypress], kam-ee-SIP -uh-riss pih-SIFF-ur-uh, 5x7ft. #Conifer #T2J, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Bright golden yellow, Bloom Month --, In Garden Bed j1.03 K5 for 3.3 YEARS (Lowe).
Compact & erect with thread-like weeping needles. Bright, golden-yellow new foliage in full sun. Mop-headed. Monrovia selection. Planted 2014.
#Chamaecyparis #SawaraCypress