…Cyrtanthus elatus, the Scarborough Lily, greets us at The Cottage in Yorkshire. Another tender South African lily of some note with scarlet flowers. Cyrtanthus elatus The field has not been…

…18 months ago, quite a crop of wildflowers.Anthemis arvensis, corn camomile, is a common arable field weed which is an annual. Anthemis arvensis Anthemis arvensis Angallis arvensis, scarlet pimpernel, in…

…also some Cornish Scarlet and a lot of Yellow Hammer – Sasanqua in full flower on wall. Mag delavayi and grandiflora both have flowers, also Nigra and Conpsicua. 1934 –…

…sasanqua remains, some roses also. C coum ⅕ out. Erica hybrida ⅓ open. A piece or two of Erica codonodes. A bud or two of Rundles scarlet. A quite remarkable…

…JCW Coums starting, roses nice very, small scarlet border geranium as good as it ever is, a wonderful autumn.1907 – JCW Cam sasanqua very good, coums coming on, roses are…

…Calophytum or Fargesii. Young ducks hatched on the pond. 1927 – JCW Much as in 1921 excepting for the absence of most of the flower bud. Lutescens and the scarlet…

…x semperivens, dahuricum, lutescens, keiskii, a form of wardii, floccigerum forms and neriiflorum.1922 – JCW A hardish frost. Some Sutchuenense seedlings are nice. Prunus conradinae very good, scarlet hybrids very…

…‘Crimson Cloud’ is a wonderful hawthorn! Better even than ‘Paul’s Scarlet’. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ making good headway…

…which is a better flower. EMBOTRIUM coccineum EMBOTRIUM coccineum Embothrium coccineum – pure orange (rather than red or scarlet) and out this year rather earlier than usual. Embothrium lanceolatum is…

…Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ out in Higher Quarry Nursery bed but not yet elsewhere in the garden. Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ 2021 – CHW Steve has spotted Scarlet…