…‘Darjeeling’ This poor Rhododendron sinogrande is about to die. In full sun the new growth in the drought was tiny and pathetic. It is now nearly all brown and dead….

…brown leaves holding well on the tree. Not seen it do this before and attractive in mid December. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’…

…now in flower. We took cuttings of this peculiar species whose flower buds are brown in early October. The ripening seed is extraordinary too and hence the odd name. Camellia…

…now ‘popped’. From the reference book photographs this seems to show that these are Meadow Puffballs (Lycoperdon pratense) and not Common Puffballs. Both start white and then go brown but…

…a brown mess. Will the other buds still come out? I expect so. Odd that one copped it and one escaped not far away. Magnolia campbellii Illicium macranthum (BSWJ 11809)…

…is a hint of reddish brown in them but they are clearly not red! Malus rockii Still some leaves on Crataegus aestivalis (wrongly spelt austivalis on the plant label) which…

…above the top wall has well developed flower clusters for the spring as well as equally impressive clusters of not quite yet ripe seeds. Some brown but mostly still green….

…subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Quercus variabilis still with some leaves which are browning off. Quercus variabilis Last two flowers on Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Betula utilis…

…aff. myriocarpa Schefflera aff. myriocarpa Schefflera macrophylla is starting to put out a huge new growth shoot coated in orange-brown indumentum. Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera alpina has seeds like…

…door just coming. Storm damage to Reticulata above Beards House and beech tree down in Beech Walk. 6 – 8 Saluenensis and Camellias out. Mucronulatum by brown gate nearly over….

…pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’ Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’ I am not sure I have seen better coloured Microbiota decussata. At first glance the plant appears completely dried up and brown but…

…brown autumn colours on Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ Secondary flowers on Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’ in the nursery. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’ Vitex agnus-castus in the rare plant tunnel. Vitex…

…cucumbers! Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Attractive new growth on a young Rhederodendron macrocarpum. Rhederodendron macrocarpum Rhederodendron macrocarpum Schefflera alpina has extraordinary brown or nearly black new growth. I have never…

…You can see the flower buds amid the brown, yellow and red tints on the edges of the still green leaves. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ 2021 – CHW Fruits…

…I need to get to these earlier next year. 2016 – CHW Meeting with Philip Brown to organise the tree planting here in late June by The Worshipful Company of…

…has to be cut down and rearranged. When we untie the loo paper from the buds of Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ one of them opens brown and bruised so it has…

…have are in the Rockery. Last years drought or, possibly, January frost, led to all the buds going brown and failing to open now. Not a flower to be seen…

…brown undersides to the emerging leaves. Merriliopanax alpinus Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ now properly out a week from when we last looked. Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty…

…a brown paper bag from one of his earlier magnolia crosses halfway up a tree in Kennel Close. This one has ‘taken’ (so far). Jaimie Rehderodendron indochinense with its first…

…Disaster with the 500 or so Acer palmatum varieties Merrilliopanax alpinus has been dormant over winter. Look at its extraordinary new leaves with dark brown upsides initially. Merrilliopanax alpinus Berberidopsis…