Alas his beautiful big golden eyes are not visible but he was keeping a very close eye on our dogs three metres below him. Abbie Jury 21/6/2011
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Tikorangi Notes: Monday 6 June, 2011
Alas Mark found the first instance of camellia petal blight today – in a japonica. It seems to appear earlier every year. We have never seen it in sasanquas and I was a little surprised this week to hear of claims that in warmer climates, sasanqua camellias are susceptible. We would really like to hearContinue reading “Tikorangi Notes: Monday 6 June, 2011”
Tikorangi Christmas Eve morning tea
Tikorangi: morning Spike
Tikorangi: Christmas Tree
The 2010 Tikorangi / Jury family Christmas tree has been variously described as looking like Cousin It and an Ent. You can read all about it’s construction here.
Abbie Jury: Ficus antiarus, rare plants
It is Ficus antiarus and it is the most asked about plant in our garden. We used to propagate a few but we realised that while everybody wanted to know what it was, nobody wanted to buy it.
Abbie Jury | A hot, dry autumn in Spain and Portugal
Abbie Jury | A hot, dry autumn in Spain and Portugal
Abbie Jury – The Tui NZ Fruit Garden – dear oh dear
Abbie’s review of The Tui NZ Fruit Garden by Sally Cameron (ISBN 9780143203988) published this morning in the Taranaki Daily News.
Michael Jeans 