…morning. Rhododendron yunnanense Rhododendron yunnanense A visit to meet Lamorna Edith Cross, my third granddaughter aged one week. We did wet the baby’s head. granddaughter 2020 – CHW So we…

…open flowers opening flat. Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia ‘Honeybelle’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’, now that it is full out, does seem to have enough yellow in the flower for it to…

…The milky bleeding from the cut stems has stopped. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana Another rhododendron honey fungus casualty – this is the time of the year when these horrors show…

…Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ is on the way out from honey fungus by the cash point despite all the big buds. It will be dead by April and the leaves…

…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…

…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…

…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….

…Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ with its first flower – two others frosted in bud. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Quercus fleuryi struggles on – too tender I fear. Quercus fleuryi Michelia ‘Touch of…

…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….

…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…