…CHW The five Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ planted on the bank above the house are starting to put on a secondary set of new growth. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The Mespilus germanica…

…two flowers fade. Magnolia globosa Magnolia globosa 2020 – CHW Only one seed head on the young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ which flowered so well for the first time this year….

…the five young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Branches off a Scots pine. Scots pine A dead sycamore blows over above Tin Garden. sycamore Rather a…

…waterlogged in this already very wet autumn. All the grasses moved 2023 – CHW The October heatwave continues and we start out on our autumn planting.Berberis xanthoclada (NJM 11007) covered…

…ground – here above Red Linney. first daffodil bulbs Some autumn colour left on Parrotia persica but not much. Parrotia persica Cornus walteri holds its leaves well into winter. Cornus…

…is a June flowerer. Viburnum wilsonii Melliodendron xylocarpum does not appear to do autumn colour. Melliodendron xylocarpum 2023 – CHW Ternstroemia aff. chapaensis (WWJ 11918) now ready for planting out….

…to Old Park. Still only a quarter of the varieties out in flower as yet but many others well budded.Young magnolias with autumn colour moments. Camellia sasanqua ‘Manhattan Pink’. Camellia…

…Yet another Carpinus with a name implying good autumn colour which is most disappointing (as yet) here. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Now…

…fruits seem well protected too. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Wonderful autumn colour again this year on Lindera umbellata. </div Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ with its secondary autumn…

…flower? I have never seen this before. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Neolitsea sericea flowering away in the autumn in the greenhouse as a young plant. This is an evergreen autumn…

…before dropping. Asimina triloba Carya ovata turning early too. Carya ovata Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ quite superb on the tree lines. Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ not…

…day. Eucryphia moorei just inside the entrance to the nursery. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ exhibiting its autumn colours. Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ The new introduction to…

…nicely underplanted with other things to give early autumn colour. new roses A huge planter with a snakebark maple. A huge planter Yew berries just very occasional on the multitude…

…starting to turn to its wonderful autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early…

…beckleri Cotoneaster bullatus covered in berry right at the entrance to the garden. A forgotten plant. Cotoneaster bullatus Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ just starting to turn at the tips…

…view today from the front door. view today from the front door Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliaeflora’ over the top wall and two young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ in front of it. amellia…

…seedpod which produced Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ is now out on the drive. Smaller flowers but the same colour as Splendour. Quite a big show today. seedling First flowers showing on…

…buds on Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ are just shedding their outer (first) covering. The buds at the top of the tree may have been frosted but the lower ones look fine….

…rhododendron The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ just showing at Donkey Shoe. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ One of the seedlings from the same seed pan as M. ‘Caerhays Splendour’ (I think?)…

…subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia cylindrica x M. campbelli’Darjeeling’ – no name but excellent. Magnolia cylindrica x M. campbelli’Darjeeling’ Magnolia cylindrica x M. campbelli’Darjeeling’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ starting to flower…