15th December

…‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third time this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has…

6th December

…up the bank. Camellia japonica The largest Gingko biloba shed all its leaves overnight so no autumn show this year due to the frost. A large pile of yellowish leaves….

12th September

autumn flush. ‘Red Flamingo’ was a new introduction to us in 2015 and is one of those ‘must have’ plants to brighten up a drab early autumn day. The best…

16th November

…Stewartia sinensis and poor autumn colour or I have missed it? Stewartia sinensis A young Stewartia monodelpha has rather nice autumn tints. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Another young Stewartia sinensis…

6th November

…damage to plants. fallen ash trees A huge secondary flower on Azalea ‘Greenway’. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Good autumn colour as usual on Meliosma veitchiorum. Meliosma veitchiorum First few flowers showing on…

11th October

…half on the Main Ride. Magnolia delavayi 2022 – CHW To Burncoose and a surprising number of things still in flower or with exceptional autumn tints.Berberis julianae is not a…

4th December

…recently several times without appreciating that we already had a mature plant. The young plants have died. Camellia pruning on Bond Street. Camellia pruning The odd autumn flower on the…

10th October

…attractive purple stalks in panicles. The flowers have purple stems in April and these suddenly stand out again in the autumn. They are not quite ripe but Asia may wish…

3rd October

…I have never seen this before. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Neolitsea sericea flowering away in the autumn in the greenhouse as a young plant. This is an evergreen autumn flowering…