…Most flowers smashed in the hail and rain anyway. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Azalea ‘Vuyk’s Rosy Red’ amid a bed of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna. Azalea ‘Vuyk’s Rosy Red’…

…‘Red Bud’ and rushed off to see if our plant also has red bud coverings to its future flowers. It did but not (today) have buds as large or red…

…floribunda Olearia floribunda Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’. It’s the autumn leaves which go red. Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ is one of my…

…more. Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ has fine new leaves. Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer heldreichii looks very much like an A. platanoides!…

…so. The adjacent Loderi ‘King George’ is over but some years the two coincide. CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ 1997 – FJW Delias…

…Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A light blue hydrangea still full out by Four in Hand. light blue hydrangea Enkianthus perulatus is a superb red in autumn here shining in the…

…A good red hybrid. Rather better than ‘Cornish Red’ and very near the original clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. red hybrid red hybrid A newly planted (today) Podocarpus spinulosus which…

…is a newly registered name so confusion here. Magnolia ‘Olav Kallenberg’ First flowering here of Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678). Flowers with the leaves and small tassels compared to other species….

…Flowers on a young Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. phaedropum which I think we saw for the first time last year. Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. phaedropum Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ looking good alongside…

…ssp jacquemontii ‘Sacred Scroll’ – Betula utilis ssp jacquemontii ‘Himalayan Spirit’ – Betula utilis ssp albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ – Betula utilis ssp albosinensis ‘Red Panda’ – Betula ‘Fascination’ – Betula…

…very good in full sun in a hot dry bed. Lonicera tatarica ‘Hacks Red’ or ‘Arnold Red’ Lonicera tatarica ‘Hacks Red’ or ‘Arnold Red’ A well pruned and manicured old…

…capsules in varying stages of development. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ First flowers high up on Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ before the 1st August. They…

…– CHW A day at Burncoose.Euonymus planipes with bursting ripe seed pods. Euonymus planipes Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ plastered in seed pods. Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ Cestrum nocturnum flowering away…

…and Metasequoia ‘Goldrush’ Colour showing on Liquidambar ‘Red Star’. Liquidambar ‘Red Star’ The new swimming pool rises from the ground. The new swimming pool Secondary flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum. Rhododendron…

…‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ with late flowers. This selection was named by Roy Lancaster following a 1981…

…laurel was felled around it. Certainly one to propagate from. Blood Red arboreums Blood Red arboreums Blood Red arboreums Blood Red arboreums 2015 – CHW A few camellias emerge early…

…x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ The very last flower on Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’. The storm has smashed the rest. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mimosa Jury’. Camellia x williamsii…

…Hillier’. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’…

…full leaf. A high risk species! Acer mandshuricum Leaves emerging on Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ is an excellent smallish growing white magnolia. We…

…Not much of interest plant wise. Kniphofia ‘Orange Vanilla Pop’ Kniphofia ‘Orange Vanilla Pop’ Coreopsis ‘American Dream’ and Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ Coreopsis ‘American Dream’ and Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’…