2nd May

…Roy Lancaster could positively identify it. Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki Halesia monticola in full flower. Better flowers I think than Halesia carolina. Halesia monticola The presentation to Lionel…

31st March

carolina. Its not yet fully out but should be fine for the show. (Halesia diptera is not out yet and nor is Halesia macgregorii). This one on Sinogrande Walk. The…

7th July

…we get into the botanical names and identification. I doubt we will get far today but we are getting into the thistle flowering season.Cirsium, Carolina, Onopardon, Centaurea, Carduus, Sonchus and…

17th September

…a huge Pinus insignis. There are plenty more like it and the position remains critical. Hurricanes in North and South Carolina so we may get the tail end of this…