Day 77: 28-Sept
The English Yew tree (Taxus Baccata) contains a compound;
10-Deacetylbaccatin III - extracted from clippings - used in the production of chemotherapy drugs 'paclitexel' and 'docetaxel'.
Day 78: 29-Sept
During my visit to Kew gardens saw an Indian Chestnut tree:
Day 79: 30-Sept
Given some lily type flower plants from regular client. Research identified them as Triteleia laxa (triplet lily)
Day 80: 1-Oct
In the Country Gardener magazine, learned there is a restored Georgian walled garden at Croome Court in Worcestershire
Day 81: 2-Oct
Rescued some small ferns while cleaning stone walls at Snowshill NT holiday cottage, identified likely candidate to be Asplenium trichomanes
Day 82: 3-Oct
Design firm Ashortwalk, launched 'Pot to Product' plastic pot recycling to turn unwanted pots into garden products such as bird feeders.
Day 83: 4-Oct
Reading a garden magazine article about a border; "an ebullient mass of late summer planting ...." Ebullient meaning = exuberant, overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement.
Day 84: 5-Oct
Surprised to read the total annual contribution of ornamental plant sales to the UK economy is £950M
Day 85: 6-Oct
A new pound coin to appear in 2017, based on a 12 sided design like the old threepenny bit, to combat £1 fraud. One in 30 pound coins is counterfeit.
Day 86: 7-Oct
Introduced to the word "eponymous"; meaning = (of a person) giving their name to something.
Day 87: 8-Oct
Needed to find out when to move a Bottle Brush plant - 'Callistemon';
preference is to move when soil is warming up in spring, prefers a sunny, sheltered position.
Day 88: 9-Oct
Needed to find out how to propagate Hechera plants; in spring use older stems for cuttings; young stems can be replanted deeper. Old stems
cut into sections ensuring 'nodes' are on each section.
