…when it gets a woody trunk will it have a real chance. Not in a hot enough spot here perhaps. Firmania simplex A nasty orange fungal growth from the base…

…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…

…which we avidly collected a few. A smallish shrub with remarkable pink tinged horn like capsules and orange-red seeds hanging below. Unremarkable in flower but startling today with seeds. Euonymus…

…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…

…japonica ‘Takanini’ nicely fronts the orange-red branches of Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ in Kennel Close. An excellent colour combination! Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Little leaf drop yet on…

…(‘Dewatairin’) high up. This is a Higo camellia and one of the earliest of these to flower. Camellia ‘Hatsu-Zakura’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ splendid in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter…

…trunk of Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’. Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ and Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ and Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Podocarpus lambertii is growing…

…from the base after being cut down completely. A rare tree which was once a Champion. Lindera communis Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ glowing red in front of the bare orange twigs…

…plenty of ripe berries. Ilex cornuta (BSWJ 8756) Ilex cornuta (BSWJ 8756) Podocarpus wangii with cold die back on its attractive orange new growth. Needs more shelter. Podocarpus wangii Although…

…the show Gladiolus meliusculus Gladiolus meliusculus Lachenalia contaminata – ‘cape cowslip’. Lachenalia contaminata Dietes grandiflora Dietes grandiflora Aeonium ‘Kiwi’ Aeonium ‘Kiwi’ Buddleia ‘Orange Sceptre’ – on Nick Lock’s stand. Buddleia…

…‘Winter Orange’ stands out well in heavy rain. Tillia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ 2019 – CHW Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ has sprung open, probably as a result of the north wind, since…

…are still fine and well enclosed in orange furry indumentum around the flower. orange furry indumentum The laurel hedges in Kennel Close with their leaves bent over in the gales….

…pyramidical tree this is making. Cupressus cashmeriana 2022 – CHW Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ is really over already outside my window. The flowers lasted only a few days. Hedychium densiflorum…

…full out on Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ slightly wind scarred. Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ Yet another Rhododendron arboreum ‘Tony Shilling’ looking good. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Tony Shilling’…

…supposedly, of Buddleia globosa from France are flowering yellow rather than the more normal orange. That is perhaps OK but the other half of the batch are pink and not…

…some odd reason, there are still some decent ones left today on the very lowest branches. Prunus incisa Leaves just emerging on Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’. We must remember to…

…Azalea indica Azalea indica A very old Azalea indica with orange-red flowers outside the front door is coming out. We know the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ beside it dates from 1902…

…Williams’ Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’. Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ at its best in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ just starting in the Isla Rose. Magnolia…

…receives one cup 2024 – CHW Pam Hayward has come up with a name for the very early flowering orange (deciduous) azalea which grows on the drive here and, also,…

…Purple’ – Betula ermanii ‘Hakkoda Orange’ – Betula ‘Polar Bear’ – Betula utilis ssp utilis ‘Bhutan Sienna’ – Betula utilis ssp utilis ‘Nepalese Orange’ Now that the conker has gone…