…produced a decent autumn show below Donkey Shoe. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata As usual a few battered and misshapen out of season flowers on Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ above the Aucklandii…

…still full of flower. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Rhododendron calendulaceum – Sandling Orange-Red Form Rhododendron calendulaceum – Sandling Orange-Red Form Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ Another named form of Magnolia sieboldii….

…never! A single storm battered flower or, possibly, the passing tarmac machine. Camellia x williamsii Camellia x williamsii Tarmac relaying and potholes all now repaired. Tarmac relaying and potholes all…

…issued an amber warning for Wales and the south of England on Thursday. By Friday morning this had become a ‘very rare’ red warning. My guess is that ‘reds’ will…

…‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ And on a blood red form of Rhododendron arboreum. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum 2024 – CHW Literally hundreds of magnolias are now out and coming…

…orders and, for once, a sunny day (at last). Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ in the cash point. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Camellia japonica ‘Grand Slam’ also by the till. This is the…

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ – this appears now to be called Olav Kalleberg. Above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’…

…at Burncoose. We have never had any idea of a name and some years the well-established 80? year old clumps have actually flowered in January. Pam provides the name Azalea…

…of flower or looking better. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ and it really was despite the first two flowers being battered by wind. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the drive. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The view down the drive from Red Linney. view down the drive from Red Linney Then, further down – 4 magnolias in…

…caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Well before the leaves appear. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ A young Magnolia labelled ‘Flamingo’ with 3 flowers. Sadly it is not true to name as ‘Flamingo’ should…

…as Rhododendron cubittii or Rosa roxburgii. Polylepsis australis Polylepsis australis Polylepsis australis A good show on Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ with its orange flash beside the polylepsis. Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea…

…Redcurrants Redcurrants Blueberries in an enclosure. Blueberries William Robinson was the first to identify how to properly train peaches, pears and cherries on kitchen garden walls. A 15x15ft Weigelia with…

…ernestii has red buds very similar to his but quite unlike his second tree which does not have red buds. Flowers on a newly planted Weinmannia trichosperma which had been…

…Trachelospermum asiaticum – pure green Trachelospermum asiaticum Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves when overwintered outside Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves Trachelospermum jasminoides – green when not Trachelospermum jasminoides – green…

…after the digger has cleared the stumps this week. a little planting above Red Linney The Rhododendron davidsonianum above HQN have all now been cut down. Rhododendron davidsonianum The stumps…

…red hydrangea took in the drought last year but it is now recovering. clump of red hydrangea 2022 – CHW We are now in full drought conditions. Younger plants and…

…has few berries and not yet fully coloured. Cotoneaster rokujodaisanensis Cotoneaster schubertii is well covered in berry and a good orange which will probably get redder yet. Cotoneaster schubertii Cotoneaster…

…‘crabs’. A list of the malus which have already been acquired together with a list of those species and named varieties offered by various nurseries is attached. A national collection…

…superb at this time of the year. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ with secondary flowers. Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ Our new pictorial labelling…