…in the autumn. You would not guess it was an Eriobotrya! Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ16323) Styrax japonica ‘Rubra Pendula’ in the frames. Large flowers on the pendulous shrub…

…making good growth too. Planted last autumn. Sizygium smithii First flower on a newly planted Viburnum fansipanense. Viburnum fansipanense We always knew that this Michelia compressa was mislabelled when sold…

…to what I thought we do, I think, have 2 other mature plants. One beyond the Acer griseum and one above Hovel turning. I need to check the autumn colours…

…creamy white and they have a sourish hawthorn smell. The leaf shape is different too. This one was planted only last autumn. subsp. cuneifolia subsp. cuneifolia subsp. cuneifolia subsp. cuneifolia…

…in full new growth with its yellow winter needles now vanishing until the autumn. Pinus mugo ‘Zundert’ Philadelphus caucasicus now full out and very fine! Philadelphus caucasicus Philadelphus caucasicus Photinia…

…all our efforts in the autumn there is still also plenty of tender stuff to go out from this bed in the frames too. tender stuff The fruits on Sorbus…

…small ripe quinces on Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’. We saw more of these earlier in the autumn when still green. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ View 3rd January 1897 – 2020…

…to expect from many hollies in a mild autumn. A Phytophthora infection peculiar to some Ilex I suspect but they survive the leaf drop reasonably well. Trevanion holly The sappy…

…impressive pink flowering form which would probably have been out several weeks before. Prunus autumnalis Prunus autumnalis Prunus autumnalis We have looked at this Eupatorium ligustrinum plant on Bond Street…

…of the recently prevailing east wind. droppings Quercus insignis with, as yet, none of the dieback to the late summer/autumn new growth which the cold winds and frosts usually inflict…

…which is not unusual. Rhododendron keysii And one on Rhododendron crassum which is! A late secondary flower or a mistake after a mild autumn? Rhododendron crassum The layers on Rhododendron…

…williamsii camellia seedling First flowers on Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ for Christmas as usual here and at Burncoose. Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ 2015 – CHW Retire to bed. 1978 – FJW Very dry autumn….

…a week or two ago. Photinio villosa var. coreana Liquidambar orientalis is newly planted but good autumn colours already beginning. Liquidambar orientalis Likewise Juglans cinarea is quite a show. Juglans…

…but we did see flowers out on it last December. Verbena bonariensis Seed heads and autumn colour on another clump of Hedychium. The pheasants have attacked the stems of some…

…but it is not an evergreen. All the other Carpinus species in Kennel Close have now shed their leaves. Carpinus rankanensis What a special colour the autumn show is on…

…looking good in its yellow autumn robes but today rather drab with the best leaves blown off. Cornus walteri Cornus walteri The first daffodil shoots by the fernery. I pictured…

…we also need Torreya jackii and Torreya fargesii to complete the set. Interesting fruits! 2019 – CHW This Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ was cut to the ground last autumn. Strong regrowth…

…other Hydrangea sargentiana have failed in the spring cold after planting last autumn. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ now in bud. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ Hydrangea heteromalla from Vietnam (HWJ 938) with its…

…(pre) autumn secondary flowering. Rhododendrnon ‘Blue Tit’ Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ with a flower more or less identical to its spring showing. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Calocedrus macrolepis…

…How many years until it flowers? Magnolia floribunda Magnolia floribunda Magnolia floribunda Cyclocarya paliurus (SICH 1784) has settled in after planting last autumn. Leaf like a Pterocarya but fruits rather…