14th November
…at every corner. Scattered small branches Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ blown away before we see the proper red in its leaves. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer…
…at every corner. Scattered small branches Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ blown away before we see the proper red in its leaves. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer…
…3. Small clusters of large round red fruits lower down and larger clusters higher up. red fruits red fruits red fruits red fruits Could these all be forms of Malus…
…subsp. yunnanensis (SBEC 1022) I cannot remember the name of this excellent dark red evergreen azalea. dark red evergreen azalea dark red evergreen azalea Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ still in…
…and April diary reduces to nothing. The garden staff, farm staff and keepers can, and have to, carry on. Lambing ewes cannot wait and the first pheasant egg was gathered…
…bit like ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ but rather larger. ‘C M Hovey’ looks close but that is a much more recently bred hybrid. Well worth Asia propagating anyway. Paeony form double red…
…garden No idea what this is? No idea what this is Red currants. Red currants Clematis montana with just a hint of pink. Clematis montana Clematis montana var. rubens growing…
…– pure white even in bud. Malus ‘Braendkjaer’ The daffodils which we planted last year have disappeared this year with very few flowers. Only half the bulbs planted have reappeared.…
…Berries galore on Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ as usual even on small plants in pots. Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ And…
…Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ – one plant just coming out. Cut some to go to the RHS rhododendron registrar. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ 2016 – CHW…
…scoparium ‘Red Damask’ beside the garden entrance. Leptospermum scoparium ‘Red Damask’ Four shire horses arrive in a huge lorry. shire horses An enormous bouncy castle and tents await the influx….
…Malus ‘Red Obelisk’ is the first to show in the Kitchen Garden planting. Malus ‘Red Obelisk’ Malus ‘Red Obelisk’ Magnolia ‘Fukuju’ is a form of M. soulangeana introduced by Nakamura,…
…Army’ Helenium ‘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…
…are currently in a prolonged wet patch. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer heldreichii only has half decent autumn colour on one more sheltered branch. The rest…
…but good as a clump. Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ Pennistetum alop. ‘Red Head’ A new grass to me Elymus arenarius with canes…
…red rather than the orange-red flowered plant I photographed last week. Quite a sight today but not as good as the Rhododendron auriculatum or the Rhododendron fortunei var discolor which…
…This group were planted in 1999. Azalea ‘Royal Command’ was over a fortnight ago. Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ This very late flowering evergreen azalea in…
…many Lady Clares open. 1912 – JCW (see 1897 the earliest year) CJ Backhouse over, many coloured flat eyes open and Magnolia halleana (stellata) is good. The red ribes are…
…Garden Three of the Malus were still holding plenty of fruit – Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’. Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ – easily the best….
…new growth. Sorbus yuana Sorbus yuana We have just layered this very late flowering rhododendron on Rookery Path which I remember being more orange-red than this when I have seen…
…hypericifolia Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ a larger flower than our Abutilon ‘Ashford Red’ and taller growing. About 10-12ft tall here and free standing in shelter. Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ Abutilon ‘Red Bells’…