…year. All the young 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…

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ in the sun beside the old playhouse. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ has been cut for the show. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Rose…

…for the second time here. A New Zealand / Tasmanian shrub with large panicles (as here) of yellow flowers. Acquired from Nick Lock. Needs full sun and shelter as nearly…

…plants of M. fraseri which died out 15 to 20 years ago only flowered (yellowish) much later in the summer. Very odd mix of green, yellow and white in the…

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Wonderful new growth buds on Salix fargesii. Planted in 2010 and now a stout multi-stemmed shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii New leaves on Prunus…

…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…

…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…

…Rhododendron 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…

…cellars. Two inches of rain in an hour. rainstorm The overnight winds have yet again blown branches out of Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ And off the Liriodendron tulipifera…

…yellow prematurely. Roe deer damage – AGAIN. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ is quite outstanding today. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Acer…

…2018 by ‘The Beast’. Aralia vietnamensis Lindera obtusiloba with next year’s buds showing amid the yellow. Lindera obtusiloba Lindera obtusiloba Alniphyllum aff. eberhartii still in full leaf – no flowers…

…and lack of good autumn colours. Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Lemon Drop’ with its first fruits. They have yet to turn yellow and this…

…nearly as good a yellow as L. tulipifera itself further down the drive. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ New cladding on the end of the old…

…in a week above 4-in-Hand. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Overnight Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureovariegata’ has started to turn yellow as a result of the northerly winds recently. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureovariegata’ Camellia…

…date possibly from 1900 or 1902 in the planting records. There is also a Camellia vernalis ‘Dawn’ (‘Ginryu’) with irregular yellow variegations in its leaves which probably dates from 1897….

…rhododendron crosses Startling colours on Mallotus japonicus. The veining on the leaves stays green while the leaf turns yellow. Mallotus japonicus The very ancient (80 to 100 years?) and original…

…speak of as yet. Styrax shiraianus Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ isn’t a bad yellow. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ 2023 – CHW Proper first flowers now out on Rhododendron nobleanum. I…

…yellow cut leaf maple with exquisite foliage. However when you look closely there are flashes of red within the yellow. This is a ‘must have’ acer for autumn colour. Acer…

…a clump of the smaller flowered white lacecap Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ which is well over with the flower heads turning green. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ 2022 – CHW Decaisnea fargesii yellows briefly before…

…to flower in March/April. Styrax odoratissimus Osmanthus yunnanensis just into flower. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Magnolia ‘Sundance’ glowing yellow in the late afternoon sun with two Cornus kousa types showing…