Tag: horticulture

I was in only in the morning today, and we did some more filling of the pits left behind by the Nash sculptures. I am not going to talk about that today, however: there’s more to be done and I’m sure the topic will pop up again. Instead, I’m going to blabber on about plant…

After a visit to the Herbarium, we couldn’t miss the Fungarium. What an amazing place! A fungarium is a collection of dried specimens, and Kew collection was recently complemented with a donation by CABI, to create one of the largest collection in the world. It contains 1.25 m specimens, including plenty of types – ca 45,000,…

The Rosaceae family of plants, and the sub-family Maloidae (those with pome fruits) in particular, are affected by fireblight, which is a disease caused by bacterium Erwinia amylovora; it affects blossom and shoots and may lead to the death of the plant. Fireblight used to be a notifiable disease, and governments are still trying to keep it in…

Our teamwork today was again planting trees, something which I really looked forward to: 1. I had enjoyed it the last time 2. wanted to refresh my memory on the technique 3. the weather was good… You can see the square hole, the planting hole, and the planted tree clearly in the pictures. This time…

A day that was mostly about weeding and edging. My progress in edging consists in having learned how to straighten beds using a string. Also, I am becoming better at using my foot behind the half-moon when lifting soil. There are two main movements you have to learn with the half-moon. First, it’s pressing down…

Today was team working again, and we did tree rings on the Pagoda vista. No, not the tree rings inside a tree trunk, which can be used to identify the age of a tree. I mean we weeded, edged and mulched the circular, grass-free areas around the pairs of trees that flank the heritage walk…