…autumn colour on Rhodotyphos scandens which I had not taken in before. Rhodotyphos scandens Rhodotyphos scandens Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ with fruits. Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ Eucommia ulmoides with good autumn colour….

…this far. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Acer palmatum ‘Inazuma’ catches the sun. With us this variety is best in the autumn. Acer palmatum ‘Inazuma’ Cornus kousa…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW I have always thought that the autumn colours on Stewartia x henryae are…

…1870-1875. base of the fallen and felled huge beech tree 2022 – CHW Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its peculiar autumn tints. A broken branch has quickly produced new growth….

…plants that is a joy to find.I am fairly certain that I saw this growing on the hedge by the Lookout last year but probably misidentified it or ignored it…

…‘Nymans Silver’ Sizygium smithii making good growth too. Planted last autumn. Sizygium smithii First flower on a newly planted Viburnum fansipanense. Viburnum fansipanense We always knew that this Michelia compressa…

…and a pleasant autumn surprise. 2015 – CHW Some fruit and nice autumn colour on Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’. The fruiting is irregular and confined to a few…

…with its first flowers. Camellia sasanqua ‘Blush’ Aesculus wilsonii with unexpected autumn colour. Usually it just drops or blows away. Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii Taxodium distichum with its autumn colour…

…Marvel’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ in its winter colours. Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ looking great. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum carlcephalum with decent autumn colour. Viburnum…

…on this very early (post drought) autumn.Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ on show beside the till. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ A tremendous show from the last of the Penstemons. Penstemons Our 30 year…

…franchettii Stachyurus praecox with a good purple autumn toning. Earlier in the nursery than in the garden. Stachyurus praecox One forgets how good the Hamamelis autumn colour can be too….

…new growth in its second year from planting. Acer sikkimense Acer sikkimense 2017 – CHW Surprising what is still in flower while autumn approaches.Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ with wonderful autumn…

…yellow prematurely. Roe 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…

…different autumn colours. Enkianthus serrulatus 2023 – CHW Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ with some yellow leaves but most already blown away. Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Sorbus hedlundii (KR 1801A) now virtually leafless…

…has nearly all dropped now and it never got its autumn colours going. Nyssa sinensis Acer griseum only just starting to turn. Acer griseum Rosa roxburghii a pleasant yellow. Rosa…

…a link to the Chelsea voting form.It will be interesting to see how we get on in the voting which ends on Saturday when the virtual show closes.What a joy…

…Cornus mas A large plant of Mahonia aquifolium with flowers just coming and still good red autumn tints on the leaves. Mahonia aquifolium Mahonia aquifolium Ribes laurifolium full out already….

…and die. Views of the garden. Second stop was Batsford Arboretum for a tour with Head Gardener, Matthew Hall. A joy to have Matthew show us a whole raft of…

…– first flowering and interesting. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ The blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is a joy in all the hedgerows around and about. Prunus spinosa Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ is…

…Something to do with the old pheasant pens which were once here? unknown fungi 2017 – CHW A day to enjoy some later autumn colour in the sun.This Liquidamber styrachiflua…