28th January

…with. The Rhododendron mucronulatums are nearly over but the new season’s growth is already evident. A very quick turnaround despite the recent cold. Rhododendron mucronulatums Rhododendron mucronulatums Another honey fungus…

11th February

…The stump has nearly rotted away but honey fungus all around no doubt. beech tree beech tree Lithocarpus harlandii getting away with high deer protection after planting a year ago….

25th January

…Stewartia monodelpha has tilted even more! We need to secure it back to the dead oak tree behind it quickly. Stewartia monodelpha Honey fungus kills another decent large leaved rhododendron…

3rd February

…Half dead. Rhododendron barbatum Polyspora axillaris aff. tonkinensis has suddenly died. Drought, cold (unlikely) or honey fungus? No sign of rotting from honey fungus at the base. Polyspora axillaris aff….

28th June

…the Four in Hand. Huge flowers and lots of them but only planted in 2013! Styrax japonica Styrax japonica Honey fungus time of the year now and a recent casualty…

30th April

…Azalea ‘Melford Lemon’ Azalea ‘Melford Lemon’ Viburnum setigerum just coming into leaf and flower. Nice new growth. Viburnum setigerum Viburnum setigerum Viburnum setigerum Magnolia ‘Honey Flower’ too young to take…

20th April

‘Honeybelle’. Quite a nice shape as it opens but small, fading to crap! Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ A group of three Rhododendron aberconwayi performing nicely. Slow growing. Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron…

10th May

…nursery. Prunus jo-nioi Prunus jo-nioi A plant in the sales point of Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ is good for a first flowering. It is the yellowish sister to ‘Black Tulip’ but…

20th October

…and trained onto a trellis structure. Viburnum betulifolium Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ has one surprise secondary flower outside the front gate. Another plant in this group is currently dying of honey

12th January

…least, 50 yards. Gorgeous today in the sun but Lizzie says she hates the smell which makes her sneeze. Hay fever in January – surely not! Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’…