2nd August

…chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ full out in July? Odd. Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Indigofera howellii has a very dark pink flower – almost reddish….

29th October

…are currently in a prolonged wet patch. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer heldreichii only has half decent autumn colour on one more sheltered branch. The rest…

10th November

…and warm November. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ 2021 – CHW A visit to Bonython Garden in sun and threatening showers.Verbena ‘Bampton’ and Cynara scolymus. Verbena ‘Bampton’…

11th November

…Burncoose.Acer rubrum ‘Brandy Wine’ looking very fine indeed. A new entry for our website. Acer rubrum ‘Brandy Wine’ Acer rubrum ‘Brandy Wine’ Phymosia umbellata is another new plant to Burncoose….

14th November

…at every corner. Scattered small branches Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ blown away before we see the proper red in its leaves. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer…

15th November

…as good as last year. Planted in 2009. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ 2023 – CHW Magnolia ‘Peachy’ has good autumn colour today in the sun and…

22nd May

…Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ (M. obovata x M. globosa). Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ with nearly ripe fruits. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Sadly our…

23rd August

…crop of Schefflera pauciflora seedlings. Schefflera pauciflora Rhododendron liners equally good. Rhododendron liners Loropetalum chinense rubrum ‘Blush’ well out already. Loropetalum chinense rubrum ‘Blush’ Rhaphithamnus spinosus with blue berries. Rhaphithamnus…

20th September

…lawn. Hydrangra villosa Michelia x foggii ‘Allspice’ with secondary flowers. I have never seen this before. Michelia x foggii ‘Allspice’ Acer rubrum by the pond as good as ever. Acer…

26th September

…before dropping. Asimina triloba Carya ovata turning early too. Carya ovata Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ quite superb on the tree lines. Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ not…

12th November

…sasanqua ‘Showa no Sakhe’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no Sakhe’ 2021 – CHW Autumn colour in Kennel Close. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer takesimense at its best…

18th November

…turning nicely. Ginkgo Franklinia alatamaha has amazing autumn colour. Franklinia alatamaha Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Next year’s crop of herbaceous plants…

20th May

…Velvet’ out on Burns Bank. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Velvet’ Acer pycnanthum – a dullish rarity. The Japanese counterpart to the North American Acer rubrum as its leaves show. A slow…

22nd July

…Euonymus tingens (?) above Hovel Cart Road. Just one last flower left. Euonymus tingens Acer pyrianthum which is easily overlooked on Hovel Cart Road. Related to Acer rubrum as you…

27th October

…except Acer rubrum and some maples. Leaves seem late in coming off. Fuchsias at their best. Some flowers on 2 or 3 Maddeni hybrids. Counted over 20 flowers out on…

21st November

…nobleanum First two flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. 2023 – CHW Something approaching autumn colour on Nyssa sinensis. Nyssa…