…the trip we, of course, get wildly distracted by nice new things. Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ is new to us and not bad for yet another yellow. Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia…

…Ready for a major replant next spring when all the stumps dug out. Nevertheless sad evidence of cold damage to several mature big leafed rhodos and some more honey fungus…

…not obvious here. Do they have short lives where they over flower or are they just susceptible to honey fungus? One branch looks ok while most of the tree is…

…much for the digger and remain in situ to rot away. There will be honey fungus in the area so we have not planted many rhododendrons. Some lilacs, Philadelphus and…

…and I suspected honey fungus but when I look now it is a ‘doubler’ with two leading trunks from just above ground level. It looks as though this is where…