…always used to argue that a cold snap seemed to vernalise the camellias into bloom but have rather given up on this theme over the last decade of mild autumns…

…japonius ‘Pendulus’ with its usual exceptional autumn show. I have missed the very best of it by a few days. Styrax japonius ‘Pendulus’ Camellia japonica ‘Reigyoku’ with its first flower…

…I have seen on any magnolia tree in the garden this autumn. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ A young Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ has very special autumn colour which…

…is the norm for all camellias this autumn. Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ First flowers out a few days ago on the original pale flowered…

…Crataegus mexicana f. stipulacea with enormous fruits. Young home raised seedlings of our Record Prunus pilosiuscula have decent autumn colour but we never see this on the mature tree. Euonymus…

…in the autumn too. We have a whole section of plants to buy that are wonderful for autumn colour at Burncoose. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata 2005 – FJW…

…go bonkers with complaints but autumn is coming and flies are normal. Don’t try to read in bed! Here is a fine dragonfly seen and photographed by Michael in the…

…Time to get the autumn/spring rare plant orders for Caerhays into the pipeline before the European nurseries produce their autumn availability lists. Lunaplant in Germany promise a delivery of a…

…those at Caerhays. Here Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ by the mist houses. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Acer palmatumn ‘Senkaki’ (‘Sango-Kaku’) has autumn colour already above the mist houses. Acer palmatumn…

…other greenhouses.Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ bought from Millais in the autumn is just coming out. Pink in bud though! Tregothnan had this form on the main drive and Lord Falmouth often…