…rush down to Burncoose with Michael Gove’s announcement this morning that building sites could stay open (with social distancing). KPK have already decided to close completely and we ‘furlough’ our…

…Meconopsis baileyi (syn. betonicifolia) as a blue flower in the early morning sunlight in the cashpoint. Meconopsis baileyi Meconopsis baileyi Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ 2021 – CHW The rare plant fair…

…in a dryish summer in too much sun. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Yet another new variety of Styrax japonicus captured in flower…

…up yesterday to stop it denying light to other rhododendrons. Pinus patula An odd unnamed deciduous one in Old Park. unnamed deciduous Azalea ‘Soir de Paris’ as a big clump…

…Nobbles on the trunks, a black hue to this year’s new growth and two year old stems developing a light brown ‘woody’ covering. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Passing through Rookery…

…has self-seeded itself within the clump as the older trunks have gradually died off. A helpful characteristic! A light coloured form. I have seen much darker forms elsewhere. Rhododendron oreotrephes…

…in flower than last year. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ has no flowers at all but wonderful black new growth. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening…

…A morning with Cressy and Asia identifying and locating key plants to propagate. We are two to three weeks away from starting rhododendron cuttings and there was quite a list…

…Hillier’s but the leaves are indeed privet-like. Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ is a much lighter colour in flower than ‘Felix Jury’. Excellent! Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’…

…features of this whole crisis. The priorities are all wrong as history will show.The cuckoo joins the dawn chorus this morning near the house.The row of camellias below the fernery…