…starts for our new glasshouse along the top wall. Clearance work Canna ‘Tropicanna Black’ and Acacia longifolia out together. Canna ‘Tropicanna Black’ Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’ with ripe, black berries…

…autumn planting. Corylus chinensis with enormous hazel leaves. Corylus chinensis Calycanthus ‘Venus’. Calycanthus ‘Venus’ Mahonia eurybracteata with its first flowers. Mahonia eurybracteata We saw this Lysionotus pauciflorus (BSWJ 335) in…

…from autumn hardwood cuttings. The flower tassels are just starting. In time they will have a nasty scent. Oemleria cerasiformis Oemleria cerasiformis The purpose of my trip today (which required…

…This raspberry is very late to fruit and already the leaves have great red and purple autumnal tints. Last year we saw fruit in November I think? Rubus ichangensis Rubus…

…oak Turkey oak Turkey oak Acer henryi looking very autumnal already. Acer henryi Mahonia japonica out on the bank even earlier than usual. The reference books say ‘early autumn’! Mahonia…

…cherries and other taller shrubs. Rhododendrons will have to wait. Specimen camellias in the autumn. At least we have made a start on a dry day. space space This camellia…

…a selection by Pavia nurseries and has attractive drooping new growth. Good autumn colour apparently but I have not noticed as yet. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ After all…

…Rhododendon nobleanum cut down last autumn which had been reshooting nicely. Rhododendon nobleanum Rhododendon nobleanum Cornus hongkongensis now full out. Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis Lyonia ovatifolia was felled to the…

…equipment and Gerry, back from maternity leave, is taking the leading role. We complete 13 new videos about pruning and tidying herbaceous plants after flowering and in preparation for autumn.The…

…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 niitakayamensis…