…by the Chinese as a bad omen. I wonder if China has a similar massive flowering in its bamboo species today?! I dare say the flat earth nutters on social…

…is a real stunner and has been showing a good red colour for a fortnight. The reference books say ‘pink’ but it is very clearly a red so I wonder…

…as deadly. If influenza killed 50, Covid was going to kill 500. If influenza killed a million, Covid was going to get 10 million. No wonder Congress, then the world,…

…health and safety handwashing – why is this obligatory I wonder? new shop new shop new shop new shop new shop 2017 – CHW The scent from the Daphne bholua…

…Coreopsis ‘Rum Punch’ Salvia ‘Icing Sugar’ is yet another ‘new’ one of these tender things but quite nice. I wonder who raised all these. Salvia ‘Royal Bumble’ may be the…

…I still wonder why our local surgery could not have done it just as well? Magnolias through the archway just starting in the evening light. Magnolias through the archway The…

…on Magnolia ‘Maxine Merrill’. Magnolia ‘Maxine Merrill’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ has struggled since planting in 2020 but this wet summer has done wonders for its new growth this time…

…ago. I still wonder if it really is a x brooklynensis variety but the balance of probability is rising! I am waiting to hear more about this from Barbara Oozeerally…

…trunk outside the potting shed is an unusual find. I wonder what it is as the leaves have some hairs and it definitely is not Rhododendron ponticum. Asia could pot…

…speciosum. Wonderful value and one which Asia needs to propagate from seeds or cuttings soon. A welcome addition to the Burncoose catalogue. I wonder if we can obtain any other…