6th March

…hardy bamboos. Grows to 6ft or so. Indocalamus tesselatus Indocalamus tesselatus Chusquea culeou – ‘Foxtail Bamboo’ – let us hope it does not seed and die like Chusquea gigantea just…

14th February

…Chusquea gigantea has been dug out leaving a nice bit of shady space for planting next week. shady space The windblown laurel leaves on the Main Ride are now a…

31st July

…Kitchen Garden One gigantic puffball under shelter belt fir trees in Kennel Close. This is, I think, Calvatia gigantea. Something has been eating it – pheasants? Odd to see a…