…they ripen and turn colour (brown) so that we can try to grow them. Since all species have male and female strobili (flowers) and the plants are growing close together…

…We await the seeds to test the veracity/stupidity of the name. Euonymus hamiltonanus ‘Popcorn’ Euonymus hamiltonanus ‘Popcorn’ Neolitsea sericea with its drooping bronze-brown velvety new growth. Stunning today. Neolitsea sericea…

…been blown over, shattered and the flowers scorched. daffodils A rather sickly young palm which has turned brown and may well soon die of the cold. sickly young palm Disaster…

…‘Fire and Ice’. Bergenia ‘Fire and Ice’ Wonderful brown autumn colours on Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ Secondary flowers on Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’ in the nursery. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’…

…Cotoneaster rokujodaisanensis Cotoneaster hillieri Cotoneaster hillieri Cotoneaster hillieri Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’ – unripe. Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’ Cotoneaster silvestrii Cotoneaster silvestrii Cotoneaster fangianus Cotoneaster fangianus Cotoneaster soongoricus – red berries turning brown and…

…bark of Styrax serrulatus bark of Styrax serrulatus The Magnolia campbellii flowers by Tin Garden have been frosted and windblown into a brown mess. Will the other buds still come…

…dropped or turned to brown mush. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ A mangled first flower on Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’. Normally out at Christmas, but much earlier in this mild autumn. Mangled…

…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 and…

…bank outside the front door was brown only 48 hours ago. bank outside the front door A large snail emerges from a wall crevice to enjoy its first feed for…

…consider as we buy a few plants for the Backstay garden.Lobelia ‘Fan Salmon’ is a pleasant pink with dark brown leaves like the popular Lobelia ‘Queen Victoria’. Lobelia ‘Fan Salmon’…