…as good as last year. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Sorbus eleonorae with unripe green fruits and quite decent autumn colour which I had not appreciated before. Sorbus eleonorae Sorbus eleonorae Sorbus…

…raised here the year before. Three of the nine cygnets from last year were very slow to leave or be driven away by the resident pair in the autumn as…

…‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 2018 – CHW To the enormous Bridgemere Garden Centre near Nantwich at the weekend with Karol. This is now a…

…nasty rotting smell in the tunnel. The magnolias which arrived at the same time are growing on well beside the acers. The acers came from the NZ autumn straight into…

…parents drive the cygnets away out to sea in the autumn but this last crop stayed all winter. Will the mother return? Is the newly arrived swan her former mate?…

…longifolia in all its splendour as it always has been on the day of the plant fair. Deutzia longifolia Aechmea gamesepala on Lower Kenneggy Nursery’s stand. Aechmea gamesepala At last…

…the garden this autumn. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ A young Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ has very special autumn colour which goes well with its exceptional striped bark. Is…

…heads which are nearly ripe from last autumn’s flowers. The seeds take a full year to mature which is longer than for most other camellias. Camellia sasanqua No. 2 Camellia…

…pipiterum – purple leaved. A more mature plant than anything we have at home. The foliage has paled a little in autumn. Zanthoxylum pipiterum Autumn colour on Enkianthus serrulatus. Tom…

…for members to look at:-Lindera triloba has tiny flowers but grows into a sturdy upright multi-stemmed shrub. The autumn colour is better than the flowers. Lindera triloba Lindera sericea is…

…autumns and exceptionally mild winters with early flowering. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation’ Odd to find green leaves still on a Dipelta? Dipelta ‘St Ewe’ with ‘JCW’ behind it making a…

…hedlundii Sorbus hedlundii is rather late to turn autumnal. Sorbus hedlundii Sorbus hedlundii Camellia sasanqua ‘Gay Border’ is quite a show today. Camellia sasanqua ‘Gay Border’ The two year old…

…only planted in 2020. It is developing into a bushy, vigorous, shrub. Lomatia tinctoria Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ normally has exceptional autumn colour but not this year. Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ Camellia…

…leaf. Aesculus wangii Acer forrestii never has much autumn colour with us. Acer forrestii A large clump of Rhododendron decorum has collapsed. Still flowers on the ground below. Rhododendron decorum…

…them shading out nearby smaller plants. Tree uplift Tree uplift 2021 – CHW Strong winds have blown away much of the early autumn colour especially on acers. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam…

…kaki Diospyros kaki Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ below White Styles. Only planted in 2021 but already making an impact. Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ is extremely well budded for…

…up to its name with its leaf shape. Reddish secondary new growth. Cornus oblonga Early autumn colour on Prunus ‘Kursar’ planted in 2009. I have not noticed this as being…

…bungei Clerodendron bungei Eucomis autumnalis with white flowers. Not autumn either! Eucomis autumnalis Eucomis autumnalis Seed on Pittosporum crassifolium – not seen before. Pittosporum crassifolium Sophora microphylla. 12-15ft tall here….

…Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ – a most unusual tree! Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ Aesculus x neglecta ‘Autumn Fire’. Aesculus x neglecta ‘Autumn Fire’ Aesculus x neglecta…

…high rainfall and get mildew in the nursery but thrive here. Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ Myrtus communis subsp tarrentina – just the odd single flower out now. Not…