…‘Lennei’ x ‘Daybreak’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ is full out. Two plants by the Orchid House Nursery which I had forgotten. Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ The Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’…

…species one normally rates for autumn colour. Berberis julianae Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Ruby Wine’ living up to its name. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus planipes at two…

…26 is improving with age. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ just opening. Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’…

…performing better and better. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ is excellent too but, as yet, unnamed. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia…

…for the RHS Rosemoor Early Camellia Competition show on Saturday: Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia reticulata – white form Camellia reticulata – white form Nearly open magnolia buds…

…the stand last year. Now useless. Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Camellia ‘Mathotiana Alba’ is always late and has made it some years. A few nice flowers still but…

…My vote so far is 6/10. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ We had all missed a very big Pinus insignis branch…

…‘Gauntlettii’ (Camellia ‘Sode-gashuki’)? Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ with its wonderful peeling bark in the sunshine. What a plant! Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’…

…cold up country and snow in the Midlands.Saxifraga ‘Black Ruby’ looking good in flower. Saxifraga ‘Black Ruby’ Saxifraga ‘Black Ruby’ Helleborus ‘Annas Red’ just coming out. A fine batch of…

…‘Ruby Falls’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ 2017 – CHW The very rare and equally tender Quercus fleuryii looked nearly dead since it was planted in 2011 but has suddenly produced…