…at the top but has now started to perform again. A stronger colour mix than usual with more of a red tinge to add to the orange. deciduous azalea deciduous…

…of fruits too which have yet to split to reveal the orange seeds. Euonymus europaeus A few excellent autumn colour photos on the drive today. autumn colour autumn colour autumn…

…in wet semi shade where we have lost it twice. Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Meliosma oldhamii looks nothing like our much younger plant? No orange indumentum on the buds. Its…

…October! Camellia ‘Takanini’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ with a flower developing. Growing on a hedge outside the old packing shed. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ 2017 – CHW Ripe yellowish orange berries now…

…its first crop of (at present) still orange fruits. Planted a year ago. Crataegus x Lavalleei ‘Carrierei’ Cotoneaster thimphuensis still with plenty of ripe berries. Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster Hillieri now…

…the past. Magnolia ‘Spectrum’ Magnolia ‘Spectrum’ Podocarpus acutifolius has a good orange-yellow glow even before the new growth appears. This is becoming a huge spreading shrub. Podocarpus acutifolius Podocarpus acutifolius…

…var. notabilis with its massive clusters of now ripening orange-red fruits. A very impressive tree with weeping laden branches. This is the second year we have gathered some. Photinia beauverdiana…

…soulangeanas Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ is always very early into leaf with an initial orange hue turning yellowish. Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ Rhododendron calophytum beside the…

…of buds still covered with their attractive orange furry casing. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Plenty of buds all over Rhododendron lindleyi which will not be…

…the wind outside our kitchen window. Romneya coulteri Romneya coulteri ‘Eggs and bacon’ (Lotus corniculatus) in the lawn – some with orange flowers. Also known as Birds Foot Trefoil. ‘Eggs…