…edging to the petals as you would expect from a Ruby. Planted 2015. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’…

…Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’. Possibly worth a name if it continues to perform but not our breeding. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M….

…‘Ruby Wine’ in full flower and very fine indeed. By euonymus standards a very large flower. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ 2019 – CHW Interesting to compare…

…campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Liverwort spreading up a beech tree by Tin Garden. Liverwort Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Michael’s Pride’ just starting to open. Also a month…

…three leylandii blew over. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Aesculus neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ – superb new growth which radically changes colour as it emerges. Aesculus neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Aesculus…

…the drive where the ash tree fell recently and where we ripped out some poor Camellia reticulata seedlings in the spring. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby…

…called M. denudata ‘Dubbel’. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia…

…glowing in the sun. What an excellent plant this is here growing in a damp spot where a drive side drain empties. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’…

…Day’ Rosa ‘Your Wedding Day’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ with seeds. Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ Leucothoe…

…yet anything like as good as Tom Hudson’s plant and I wonder if they are indeed true to name? Enkianthus serrulatus Likewise three Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby…

…Melody’ flowering for the very first time here in Area 27. Magnolia ’April Melody’ Magnolia ‘Cassiopeia’ likewise. Magnolia ‘Cassiopeia’ Prunus x persica ‘Spring Glow’ just opening. Prunus x persica ‘Spring…

…Pteris umbrosa Pteris umbrosa Dryopteris sieboldii Dryopteris sieboldii Pellaea rotundifolia Pellaea rotundifolia Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ Doodia aspera ‘Rough Ruby’ Doodia aspera ‘Rough Ruby’ Polysticichum munitum Polysticichum munitum…

…flowering for the first time. Enkianthus serrulatus Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ just out. Also a newly planted group and with loads of flower. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Then a big…

…its best autumn colour. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ This Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ was cut back hard two years ago. A few flowers only…

…lutchuensis. [It is Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’] Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ also just out with some wind damage. Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ Camellia ‘Adolphe…

…‘Pickard’s Ruby’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ New…

…Abies delavayi is nearly as good. Abies delavayi Sorbus alnifolia rather less impressive. Sorbus alnifolia Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ with smallish fruits. Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Sorbus japonica glowing in…

…decide! Michelia maudiae Michelia maudiae Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ tries to hide its flowers which face downwards. Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Rhododendron stenaulum (now Rhododendron moulmainense) out by the…

…M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘Werrington’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x…

…old age after about 25 to 30 years. Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ shot…