…on a young Pittosporum adaphniphylloides. Yellower than the ones in the Burncoose show tunnel which I photographed earlier in the autumn. These had an orange tinge. Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Swelling buds…

…ago but is perhaps more exposed to wind. More of a “red” than ‘Gum Ball’ which is, today, more purple here. Colours vary and Caerhays see little autumn colour of…

…floral marque and, either forced, or held back. Salvia, dahlia, asters and fruit will be “great for a change” they say but it is a bit early for autumn colour….

…pink) and it has only just finished flowering so these must be autumn 2018’s flowers which only now have ripe seeds. Only one of the original plants has seed pods…

…these flowers, although poor in colour, are actually spring rather than summer or autumn ones. As such this is the first magnolia to be ‘out’ this year (2018). Sorry the…

…centres? Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ The first clump of our huge new autumn planted daffodil clumps (10 to…

…x grignonensis which was top grafted. Crataegus x grignonensis Crataegus x grignonensis Autumn colour already on Stewartia rostrata. Reddish today, it will turn black. Stewartia rostrata Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’…

…publication noted for its horticultural content! Vaccinum urceolatum still retains some reddish autumn colour in the Rockery although it is an evergreen shrub of some rarity. Vaccinum urceolatum Vaccinum urceolatum…

…should propagate. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Bomarea cassaldii (perhaps) was full out which was strange. The Burncoose one flowers in early Autumn and then dies down to ground level for…

…today. Rhododendron cilpinense Rhododendron cilpinense I think this is Boquila trifoliata outside the back yard with buds and copious new growth appearing. It is supposed to flower in the autumn…

…here to cut back and a few dead heads. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigosa (BSWJ 15152) just coming out. These autumn flowering hydrangea species are a revelation even…

…keysii Also still leaf and good late autumn colour on Cotoneaster glomerulatus. Some years, without frost, this is almost an evergreen species with us here. Cotoneaster glomerulatus Cotoneaster glomerulatus Suprsingly…

…the stem. Too dark and exposed a place for it really. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Cladastris kentuckea is always the first tree here to show real autumn colour. I will…

…A clump of Rhododendron tethropeplum is setting a lot of seed above Higher Quarry Nursery. One for Asia to collect in the autumn as I suspect these plants are nearing…

…clearing the Kitchen Garden for replanting in the autumn with our new collection of flowering malus (crab apples). With such a huge machine it does not take long although we…

…for the new growth on the Rhododendon nobleanum cut down last autumn which had been reshooting nicely. Rhododendon nobleanum Rhododendon nobleanum Cornus hongkongensis now full out. Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis…

…autumn as a threat to traffic on the main A39 road. huge turkey oak felled last autumn Magnolia ‘Genie’ flowering early in the nursery. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia cylindrica ‘Lv Xing’…

…arrangers and those who enjoy dried flowers for Christmas (and sometimes spray paint them) often collect the skeletons in the autumn. It is, however, fairly unusual to see piles of…

…The plant has had several branches snapped off in the late autumn winds over the years and has always reshot vigorously but the shape of the tree is a bit…

…the main path – a review to help cutting taking in the autumn. Camellia fraterna (species with a low growing and drooping habit and fleshy leaves – top plant but…