…Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ is now full out in Kennel Close and aptly named. An excellent hybrid not to be confused with ‘Hot Pants’. Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia…

…Diplopanax stachyanthus Diplopanax stachyanthus Diplopanax stachyanthus Reddish-orange twigs and new growth on Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Juglans cinerea with emerging new growth….

…ancient orange ? Nakahari azalea outside the front door is plastered in flower unlike most years when the flower is sparse and spread over several weeks. orange ? Nakahari azalea…

…below the graft which need removing and the careful pruning which has encouraged dense new growth. Citrus orange Citrus orange Citrus orange Blue seed panicles on Berberis valdiviana. Very attractive!…

…more immature plant perhaps. Aesculus flava Aesculus flava Aesculus sylvatica. Very dense panicles with red insides to the trumpets. Another one we have not seen in flower before here. Aesculus…

…crop. Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ is turning in colour to yellow and its orange new shoots are going from red to orange as they…

…from the past. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis 2003 – FJW Rain came after warm (not hot) dry spell. 1989 – FJW Very hot spell continues – no end in sight….

…Magnolia ‘Kousious’ Magnolia ‘Kousious’ So is Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’ and the name now does it credit when it is full out. Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’ Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’ Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’…

…hard to believe. Rhododendron emarginatum Lilium superbum Lilium superbum I have no idea what this orange-red rhododendron is but am delighted that we have layered it now. orange-red rhododendron orange-red…

…has joined the dodo in the March cold. Others had more shelter and survived. Olea europa Only 10 yards away the Calamondin oranges however looked fine on a hot bank…