…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. ‘J. C. Williams’ Young Rhododendron grande…

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

…and bushy form. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Likewise the first flowers actually seen on Callicarpa shirasawana. We saw…

…the same cross as Magnolia ‘Leonora’ – different to ‘Leonora’ but also very good. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Snow Blood’ much improved on last year. 2022 planted. Magnolia ‘Snow…

…snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow The Daphne bholua outside my window is definitely deceased in the cold wind. How many magnolias which are still in tight bud…

…to the tepals. I now see that this cross is called ‘Venus’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’…

…M. floribunda var. tonkinensis? You 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…

…Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ as good as ever. Such a…

…its name with pink seed capsules. The best new autumn colour that I have seen for ages. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Cotoneaster…

…fortnight since I last photographed these plants. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Saxifraga fortunei ‘Shiranami’ literally plastered in flower with no leaves showing….