July 10, 2005

Back in the room

Cork2005_005Sorry for the break of service, chaps - I have been away in holiday in Cork, Ireland for two weeks. Thanks to everyone who emailed to check whether I was ok after last week's bombings in London: I was many miles away, watching the news unfold on television.

Full blogging will resume once I've had some food and been down to the allotment to check if everything's ok: not least the all-important tomatoes.

In the meantime, can anyone identify this shrub (right) which I saw while visiting the gardens on Garnish Island? It was rather beautiful but I have no idea what it is.

10 Jul 2005 18:08:28 | Allotments

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Hello Jane,

Looks like Cornus kousa to me.

Glad to hear you're alright.

Posted by: Daniel Mosquin | July 10, 2005 at 10:14 PM

Any relation to a Southern dogwood?

Posted by: Daniel | July 12, 2005 at 06:00 PM

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