…the press start bullying him to find out whether his garden centre chain is going to buy out Dobbies. He sort of refuses to answer but it is pretty clear…

…you can really do to avoid it. The simple missive (attached) which Jaimie obtained from a nursing friend does all these things. Some of it is pretty obvious but much…

…new things at Burncoose today in the sun, as well as these video clips of Michelia foveolata, Rhododendron genestrianum and Michelia macclurei Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ – very pretty and a…

…/ small trees which it might be in the garden. All are pretty dull but rare. Bean says that he has never seen this olive-like tree produce fruits in the…

…so it will be too dangerous to risk the public. The forecast for next week looks pretty horrid as well. Jaimie has made the right call but it muddles the…

…I am now pretty certain based on the 5 leaflets on each leaf and the fruits forming here. I looked at Carya at Ventnor and Osborne House. Carya ovata Carya…

…ordered plans from Nick Macer but perhaps doubtful hardiness? Magnolia (Michelia) champaca Magnolia (Michelia) champaca This is the last of the potential original Wilson 50 azaleas for Polly Cooke to…

…Park is much the same story.Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ flowering for the first time in Old Park. An odd name but quite pretty. A US loebneri hybrid which is an…

…quite a surprise as we never got to watering any of them. Die back in only a couple more Jaimie reports. A pretty good result validating planting in January. 2022…

…is a pretty fair match as well to one of our plants but not the other three.The IDS description of M. cuneifolia does not match our 4 plants nor does…