…with more flower than I have ever seen on this elderly small tree. Enkianthus cernuus rubens Enkianthus cernuus rubens Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ the R. williamsianum hybrids start to perform. Rhododendron…

…and photographed. Names of Manglietia and Michelia 2015 – CHW ENKIANTHUS campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ Chelsea plants in the show tunnel at Burncoose looking good. Some of the enkianthus are out already…

…leaves all over the path below Slip Rail. yellow shedding laurel leaves Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ below Slip Rail looking superb today. This is a very good variety indeed. Enkianthus…

…at a young age but nothing too startling really with or without breeder’s rights. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ Podocarpus wongii has a very attractive new growth. I guess…

…Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Another Magnolia ‘Genie’ still looking very fine outside the front gate. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ Enkianthus perulatus out early and covered in bells. Enkianthus perulatus Enkianthus perulatus…

…a youngster taking over. Previously deer nibbled but now too large. Osmanthus yunnanensis Enkianthus serrulatus just out and still leafless – the first Enkianthus species in flower as usual. Enkianthus…

…It is doing well. Very rare. Enkianthus deflexus Enkianthus deflexus A side glance at Enkianthus deflexus now full out and with less of a purple tinge. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii…

…this clump of Enkianthus serrulatus to the dark red colours on the plant (a layer) which Tom gave us and I photographed rather earlier in the autumn. Enkianthus serrulatus The…

…japonicum The new puppy (Teddy) annoying the other dogs. Teddy Colour and seed on Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ 2020 – CHW A long visit to the nursery with…

…seed pods have turned brown and are splitting open. Stewartia rostrata seed pods Stewartia rostrata seed pods Enkianthus are a similarly gorgeous colour with their unripe as yet green seeds…

…and shrubs with heavy seeds will now be scattered on the ground and not on the tree. Enkianthus can be a startling mix of colours even as small plants. Enkianthus…

…to have fallen from an old beech tree. wasps nest Another fine autumn show from an Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’ A clump of three Enkianthus campanulatus…

…Enkianthus serrulatus. Enkianthus serrulatus Leaf now full out on Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ slightly wind scarred. Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ Yet another Rhododendron arboreum ‘Tony Shilling’…

…‘Pink Flush’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ was a picture last year but blown away before it got going properly this year. Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ has just dropped too….

…colour. Stewartia monodelpha Another Enkianthus serrulatus with different autumn colours to those seen a couple of days ago. Enkianthus serrulatus 2022 – CHW Yellow then, finally, red tints on Stachyurus…

…the corner of George Blandford’s old vegetable garden which once held pride and place here. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Digyna’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Digyna’ 2016 – CHW Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ is turning autumn…

…Enkianthus serrulatus with its vibrant autumn colours. This was a gifted layer from the Tregrehan plant. Enkianthus serrulatus Acer forrestii has little notable autumn colour here. Rather drab. Acer forrestii…

…pipiterum – purple leaved. A more mature plant than anything we have at home. The foliage has paled a little in autumn. Zanthoxylum pipiterum Autumn colour on Enkianthus serrulatus. Tom…

…flowered imitation of the real thing but not too bad really. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Leaf on a clump of Enkianthus in the first week of March. Things…

…the greenhouse. Magnolia cylindrica Enkianthus cernuus rubens is plastered in small seed which are still far from ripe. I wonder if they ever will be. Perhaps the old plant has…