…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….

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ The second and later flowering Schefflera delavayi is now full out in Donkey Shoe. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi A little autumn colour on Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’. Quercus…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…waterlogged in this already very wet autumn. All the grasses moved 2023 – CHW The October heatwave continues and we start out on our autumn planting.Berberis xanthoclada (NJM 11007) covered…

…is a June flowerer. Viburnum wilsonii Melliodendron xylocarpum does not appear to do autumn colour. Melliodendron xylocarpum 2023 – CHW Ternstroemia aff. chapaensis (WWJ 11918) now ready for planting out….

…to Old Park. Still only a quarter of the varieties out in flower as yet but many others well budded.Young magnolias with autumn colour moments. Camellia sasanqua ‘Manhattan Pink’. Camellia…

…the main fernery towards the lake. autumnal view 2015 – CHW Quite a fine day but rain due overnight. The first frosty (or nearly so here) weekend of the autumn.Rhododendron…

…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 ‘Red Fall’ Now…

…ground – here above Red Linney. first daffodil bulbs Some autumn colour left on Parrotia persica but not much. Parrotia persica Cornus walteri holds its leaves well into winter. Cornus…

…fruits seem well protected too. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Wonderful autumn colour again this year on Lindera umbellata. </div Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ with its secondary autumn…

…flower? I have never seen this before. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Neolitsea sericea flowering away in the autumn in the greenhouse as a young plant. This is an evergreen autumn…

…before dropping. Asimina triloba Carya ovata turning early too. Carya ovata Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ quite superb on the tree lines. Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ not…

…day. Eucryphia moorei just inside the entrance to the nursery. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ exhibiting its autumn colours. Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ The new introduction to…

…nicely underplanted with other things to give early autumn colour. new roses A huge planter with a snakebark maple. A huge planter Yew berries just very occasional on the multitude…

…starting to turn to its wonderful autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early…

…beckleri Cotoneaster bullatus covered in berry right at the entrance to the garden. A forgotten plant. Cotoneaster bullatus Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ just starting to turn at the tips…

…Enkianthus serrulatus with its vibrant autumn colours. This was a gifted layer from the Tregrehan plant. Enkianthus serrulatus Acer forrestii has little notable autumn colour here. Rather drab. Acer forrestii…