…berries but, as usual, by no means are all of them ripe yet. They will all be a very bright red by March. This tree self seeds itself (via birds)…

…the bright side and hope to catch up a bit now (all being well). Wonderful to see the grandchildren here at last after about 18 weeks. Well pre lockdown John…

…seeds last year? What a name! Sorbus gonggashonica Sorbus gonggashonica Sorbus commixta aff. var. sachalinensis with bright red-orange berries hidden within the tree. Only 10 years from planting. Sorbus commixta…

…caught the eye with its large chubby bright red berries. In the main cotoneasters are pretty dull even when in berry but this is rather good. I doubt the berries…

…in a spreading clump on the top wall. Are these flowers ‘bright red’ or ‘crimson’. I would say the former. Cestrum fasciculatum Cestrum fasciculatum Cestrum fasciculatum Philadelphus pekinensis with faintly…

…– max. That’s the figure estimated back in February, by the major players in viral epidemiology. A figure that has turned out to be remarkably accurate. Bright guys… bad mistake….

…the autumn. Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Enkianthus campanulatus with wonderful red stems and ripening seed heads. Enkianthus campanulatus Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’ with ripe bright red…

…Gold’ Rudbeckia ‘Tiger Eye Gold’ Cestrum elegans is a Mexican species which we do not stock. Pinkish-purple or pinkish-red flowers and not that different to Cestrum ‘Newellii’ which has bright…

…wire netting surrounds too quickly on single stemmed trees like this. Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Carpinus rankinensis with bright red secondary new growth after last week’s…

…tips of the stems. No autumn colour yet. Crataegus x grignoniensis has huge and very bright red berries. Another topgrafted plant but extremely effective today with the sun on it….