…about locally this week! A most peculiar thing which is not in fact a bizarre species of fungi, but something totally unrelated and a form of Protozoa. Dog vomit slime…

…totally unfrosted which is unexpected. Brassaiopsis dumicola (KWJ 12217) Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ already full out below the Engine House. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ just out on the Main Ride. Camellia…

…lot of time over the contractors stupidity. Juglans ailantifolia Kalmia polifolia totally covered in flowers at the nursery entrance. Kalmia polifolia Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ was planted out a year…

…Ewe’ Squirrels are carrying and devouring the clumps of Lithocarpus pachyphyllus a long way from the trees themselves. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus A totally different autumn colour on this clump of Enkianthus…

…rather spreading conical shrub rather than a small tree. Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ We have very few Higo camellias here but I stumbled across two. One of these I was totally…

…williamsianum x martinianum A totally different and very elderly form of Rhododendron sinogrande on the drive with near white flowers. Rhododendron sinogrande 2022 – CHW White bluebells in a bluebell…

…garden. This camellia is totally prostrate and the dog is as tall as it is. No flowers at all. Can anyone help? new camellia This is the area to clear…

…the BBC run out of new sets of daily victims who must be instantly appeased with cash and action? Is it the intention of the media to totally bankrupt the…

…the other two are correct? Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana group is nearby and totally different. More work with keying these three out next year when they are in flower. This is…

…is the great rush to support ‘our’ NHS. A visit to Treliske hospital earlier this week shows car parks totally empty, ambulances lined up outside A&E doing nothing and nobody…