…Nothofagus dombeyi Nothofagus dombeyi A superb glade of Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ glowing in the sunlight. One for the acer care article. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’…

…clump in Tin Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Xanthocyparis vietnamensis still with a bit of juvenile foliage. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Aesculus sylvatica is supposed to have orange-red flowers. Perhaps as the flower develops?…

…form’ recently planted. Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ Viburnum rhytidophyllum (not Viburnum x pragense as I thought a few days ago) out and…

…subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ A rather sickly Rhododendron ‘Trewithen Orange’. They are always temperamental and disease prone as well as dying like flies. Not out…

…Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ 2017 – CHW The Daily Telegraph has a picture of a 16ft tall Echium pininana growing outside. This beats the 14ft one growing at…

…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…

…a flaking trunk. Pinus wallichiana A double flowered orange Hemerocallis in the frames which is incorrectly labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis Asia’s plant of…

…‘Blackberry Shake’ ‘Double Orange Centre’ ‘Double Orange Centre’ ‘Double Rose’ ‘Double Rose’ 2020 – CHW So out of lockdown we go! Vean, holiday lets all open for business again under…

…orange hemerocallis. The owner no idea of its name. double orange hemerocallis double orange hemerocallis Then on to Busy Bee Garden Centre which was much improved after a major revamp…

…Nursery is struggling in full sun and little growth. Styrax shiranus Styrax shiranus Tail end flowers on Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ above the greenhouse. Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Lithocarpus…

…Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ Tender new growth on Quercus fleuryi. Orange indumentum. It has not enjoyed the heat. Quercus fleuryi A disaster with Schefflera megaphylla which has moved in the wind…

…fruits dark orangeSorbus sargentiana – leaflets in 4-7 pairs with pale hairs below, fruits orange (not how the third picture shows the leaves)Sorbus wilsoniana – leaflets in 7-9 pairs, glabious…

…A large Ilex oak has split in half Seed heads now ripe on Hedychium ‘Assam Orange’ outside my study window. Hedychium ‘Assam Orange’ A fine vase of x williamsii camellias…

…netting surrounds and some of these can now be reused on today’s planting. Nine new Camellia sasanqua Nine new Camellia sasanqua The very last flowers on Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’….

…Tom Hudson’s gift of an unknown Meliosma species is producing interesting secondary autumn new growth. unknown Meliosma species unknown Meliosma species unknown Meliosma species Abutilon ‘Orange Hot Lava’ about to…

…seed pods on three small bought in plants in the small glasshouse. Just about fit to plant out next year too. Styrax wilsonii Abutilon ‘Orange Hot Lava’ was in flower…

…has few berries and not yet fully coloured. Cotoneaster rokujodaisanensis Cotoneaster schubertii is well covered in berry and a good orange which will probably get redder yet. Cotoneaster schubertii Cotoneaster…

…best things in Leslie’s garden flowering today are:Hedychium densiflorum, the orange (rather than yellow) flowering form. Here we grow Hedychium gardnerianum which has a much larger white flower panicle with…

…Crataegus schraderiana Photinia villosa var. coreana absolutely laden with berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana 2019 – CHW Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ was…

…to visit Tubbs Mill where there is another fine plant growing. Also multi-stemmed but the fruits are slightly less dark red and slightly more reddish- orange. The leaf and habit…