…nursery:Cotinus coggygria – who would not grow this for autumn colour! Cotinus coggygria Cotinus coggygria Cotinus coggygria ‘Smoky Joe’ – hints of yellow in the darker red. Cotinus coggygria ‘Smoky…

…‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus coggygria has at least some decent yellow leaves. Cotinus coggygria Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ has an assortment of colours but none are that noteworthy this year. Cotinus…

…of colours. Cotinus coggygria ‘Lilla’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Old Fashioned’ just starting to turn with the best yet to come. Cotinus coggygria ‘Old Fashioned’ Camellia ‘Tregye’ with an early single red…

…here. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ turns a vivid yellow with us despite its name perhaps because it is in full shade? Supposed to be orange and scarlet? Cotinus ‘Pink…

…at Edgbaston. Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureus’ in full flower. Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureus’ Euonymus japonicus ‘Aureus’ A tremendous show of flowering on Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ Cotinus coggygria…

…inches of rain last week! Cotinus coggygria in full flower – smothered by flower in fact. Seeds forming in the inflorescences. Cotinus coggygria Cotinus coggygria Euonymus japonicus with late flowers….

…and Acca sellowiana 2020 – CHW Cotinus ‘Grace’ with its second set of new growth Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ The flower heads are left as skeletons with just a very…

…that show a hint of red on the newer growth. Cotinus coggyria ‘Lilla’ Cotinus coggyria ‘Lilla’ Yucca filamentosa ‘Ivory Towers’ is a startling colour combination. Yucca filamentosa ‘Ivory Towers’ Yucca…

…few years ago as Robinia so often do. The reshooting would probably have been fine but for the 2 years of droughts. Robinia x slavinii ‘Hillieri’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’…

…area some startling Amaryllis belladonna or so they are labelled? Could they in fact be Nerine? Amaryllis belladonna Different coloured berries on Pyracantha starting to colour up. Pyracantha berries Cotinus…

…Cotinus ‘Old Fashioned’ putting on a superb show today in a brief sunny spell between the rainstorms. Cotinus ‘Old Fashioned’ 2019 – CHW The Beatrice Fleur Williams christening plantation of…

…‘Chanticleer’ with splendid orange, red and yellow colour in the cash point today. Pyrus colleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Pyrus colleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ is equally good alongside it. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Deutzia crenata…

…has some fruits amid the last remnants of autumn colour. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ is as good a mix of colours as ever. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Cotinus coccygra…

…Alba’ Rhododendron ‘Nobleanum Group’ with a second, darker, flush of flowers. Rhododendron ‘Nobleanum Group’ All I have seen of note on all of our Cotinus this autumn – next to…

…Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose. rose rose…

…Hosta fortunei albomarginata in flower. Hosta fortunei albomarginata Well clipped Buxus sempervirens and Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’. Buxus sempervirens Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Choisya ternata…