…M. sargentiana but overall the flower is darker in colour than I would have expected from a M. ‘Atlas’ seed parent. It may yet fade. Five flowers in bud, nearly…

…Enkianthus 2015 – CHW I was attracted to excellent autumn colour on the deciduous Rhododendron mucronolatum. However, on closer inspection, I discover a few dark purple flowers hidden amid the…

…this year and our first sight of the pale pinkish flower spikes above the dark blackish leaves. Astilbe ‘Chocolate Fascination’ Astilbe ‘Chocolate Fascination’ Paeonia tenuifolia is setting ripe seed quickly…

…a much larger and pinker flower than ‘Pink Showers’ seen yesterday. Dark leaves too of course. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Snowbell’ Stewartia x henryae with a good crop of flowers. Stewartia…

…dark red. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ The big gingko has finally shed all its leaves. gingko 2016 – CHW Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ full out below Slip Rail. Rather later out than…

…these are dark green edged with yellow. The odd leaf is sometimes completely yellow. The plant is only 10 years old but already 8ft tall and 6-8ft wide. Stachyurus chinensis…

…in no time and needs the council money. greenhouse The climbing Hydrangea serratifolia with leaves much larger than ours. Hydrangea serratifolia Hydrangea serratifolia Rhododendron ‘Queen of Hearts’ a very dark…

…aucuba hedge. Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ has very dark green foliage and is also flowering well above Bond Street and below the old rubbish…

…‘Gravetye Giant’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ with flower and leaf in the sunshine. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ darker than it appeared a week ago (no picture in…

…fasciculatus Pittosporum fasciculatum – large dark purple flowers. Pittosporum fasciculatum Coprosma virescens – tiny leaves. Coprosma virescens Alseuosmia banksii – yellowish ‘fuchsia-like’ flowers. Alseuosmia banksii Alseuosmia banksii Olearia erubescens –…