13th May

…Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – yellow form. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Chip Lima’ is excellent. Rhododendron ‘Chip Lima’ Rhododendron ‘Chip Lima’ The Enkianthus flowering for the…

31st May

…wilsonii Tom Hudson’s new unnamed Meliosma with attractive new growth. Meliosma Meliosma Pinkish seeds forming on Acer sikkimense. Acer sikkimense Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’. Rhododendron…

12th June

…royalii ‘Yellow Flush Form’ Rhododendron royalii ‘Yellow Flush Form’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’, also 2008 planted, has huge flowers albeit still only on its lower branches. This is a very good…

28th August

…have yet again blown branches out of Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ And off the Liriodendron tulipifera at Four in Hand. Liriodendron tulipifera The sea has turned brown with…

7th September

…does! Crataegus horridus 2023 – CHW I looked at Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ and wondered why it was turning yellow prematurely. Roe deer damage – AGAIN. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’…

19th September

…magnolias are well budded. Garden planting A young clump of Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ full of flower. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Cornus oblonga (a gift from Fromefield) living up to its name…

4th October

…first saw this at Rosemoor gardens and it hardly looks like a holly. Ilex yunnanensis Cladastris kentuckea turning yellow quickly as it always does. Compare now to a week and…

10th October

…which are nearly as copious as the spring offering. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ 2017 – CHW Amazingly Michelia ‘Mixed up Miss’ still has flowers showing. Quite a few…

13th October

…fangianus Cotoneaster fangianus I had not noticed the few yellow berries on Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’ a fortnight ago. The berries are yellow (and stay yellow) unlike the similar Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ whose…

23rd October

…Young Acer campestre showing autumnal yellow. Acer campestre Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ turning to reddish purple. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ First yellowing on Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ 2020 – CHW…

24th October

…niitakayamensis Photinia parviflora with a few fruits. Photinia parviflora Photinia villosa with leaves turning yellow and ripe fruit. Photinia villosa Photinia villosa Photinia villosa Sorbus eleonorae fruits still far from…

3rd November

…yet. Camellia sasanqua is opening. May and I picked some nice Neriiflorum flowers and some yellow flowers off the yellow hybrid. Planting is very slow. 1901 – JCW Nar corbularia…

17th November

…to be going to put on a show. Tilia mexicana Tilia mexicana Zanthoxylum coriaceum is leafless but still covered in peppers. Zanthoxylum coriaceum Tilia endochrysea turning yellow and, barring high…

26th November

…with autumn colour in front of the Monkey Puzzle The Gingko is starting to turn yellow but still way off its best. Gingko 2022 – CHW Still a few premature…

2nd December

…and odd to find a yellow flower on anything in December. Jasminum mesneyi Jasminum mesneyi Next door the small quinces on Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ have turned yellowish orange and…

14th December

…next year which I may have photographed already. Not very yellow at all at this time of the year. Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’ Juniperus pingii ‘Hulsdonk Yellow’ I am not…

21st January 1897- 2020

…and blown open but distinctly yellow and rather fine. yellow form of Magnolia campbellii yellow form of Magnolia campbellii Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ now fully out after showing colour by Christmas…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…are indeed a good yellow as they open but quickly fade to pure white. The New Zealand Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ also has greenish-yellow outer tepals but these flop and droop…

7th February

…pink form is always a few days later into bloom. More or less on time for this I think. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Yellow) We head off…

18th February

yellow and much larger flowers than ever before. Michelia martinii Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrid is stunning even if blown open a little early. This is its third year of flowering…