8th November

…Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 1960 – FJW Took November Pink, 2 seeds of Reticulata Mary Williams and Magnolia Rostrata to Garden Society….

19th October

…Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ is the best thing in the nursery today as regards autumn colour. Outstanding! Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ Aconitum ‘Newry Blue’ in the sun. Aconitum ‘Newry…

28th October

…of settled weather for a change.Zanthoxylum coreanum covered in ripe red peppers. Zanthoxylum coreanum The unnamed Camellia x williamsii below Tin Garden are just out high up. unnamed Camellia x…

23rd November

…autumn colour on Rhododendron weyrichii. Similar to the autumn colour on Rhododendron reticulatum which is no great surprise. These autumn tints on Rhododendron campylogynum may represent the demise of the…

7th September

…deer damage – AGAIN. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ is quite outstanding today. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Red…

17th October

…Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ with even bigger fruits than usual. Malus…

24th October

…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 now repaired…

13th October

…and Metasequoia ‘Goldrush’ Colour showing on Liquidambar ‘Red Star’. Liquidambar ‘Red Star’ The new swimming pool rises from the ground. The new swimming pool Secondary flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum. Rhododendron…

17th September

…Bonfire’ starting to turn properly autumnal. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ just out in flower. Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ Magnolia aquifolium with good autumn colour. Magnolia aquifolium…

16th October

…trapococcos Viburnum hoanglienense with ripening red fruits. Most attractive. Viburnum hoanglienense Viburnum taiwanianum preparing to flower. Viburnum taiwanianum Euonymus morrisonensis covered in, as yet, unripe seed pods Euonymus morrisonensis I…

7th November

…and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ First mass of flowers on the unnamed Camellia x williamsii…

31st October

…a few rogue flowers showing colour at the very top of a nearby Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ The white Camellia sasanqua No. 2 now at its absolute best….

20th November

…The castle with some autumn colour behind it on an overcast day. autumn colour You can just make out Liriodendron chinense at 10 o’clock to Pterocarya fraxinifolia in the foreground….

15th October

…very best. Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ An extraordinary sight. Secondary flowers on a red flowered tree peony in October! red flowered tree peony 2022 – CHW Rhododendron quinquefolium…

12th September

…showed to The Garden Society a year or two ago. Much more red and pink in the autumn flush. ‘Red Flamingo’ was a new introduction to us in 2015 and…

21st October

…2023 – CHW Yet another Carpinus with a name implying good autumn colour which is most disappointing (as yet) here. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana…

25th November

…of a clump. The tree rings show very different growth rates in different years. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ This is, I think, a rotting example…

22nd October

…‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ with late flowers. This selection was named by Roy Lancaster following a 1981…

27th July

…‘Red Army’ Red Admiral butterflies on buddleia flowers but the little buggers kept shutting their wings. Red Admiral butterflies Red Admiral butterflies One always forgets how wonderful hollyhocks (alcea) can…

17th November

…Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ with a reasonable autumn show in the rain. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia mexicana has held its leaves for longer than other species but it does not seem…