ARTIFICIAL FUNGI

Some time ago I came across artificial fungi being sold in the Royal Horticultural Society shop at Harlow Carr.  I wish I could tell you the name of the manufacturer but what I can tell you is that the moulds for these realistic artificial mushrooms or toadstools are made from the real thing.  I think they are resin, and the detail of the fungi gills is incredible.  They are frost-proof and my collection has been stuck into the pot of a houseplant all winter and will be transferred among potted plants and shrubs outdoors in May.