9th March

…today I am unsure what the name refers to exactly. The buds are orange but not much more so than on Michelia manipurensis which is what at least two of…

17th February

…It looks faintly orange from a distance but the short flowers are yellow close to. A very ancient plant with props to keep it in place. Wonderful scent and quite…

15th June

orangeish flowers. More in a big clump by the Fernery. No idea of a name. evergreen azalea with orangeish flowers evergreen azalea with orangeish flowers Another clump of low growing…

20th June

…an orange tone. The best show I have seen here. Actinidia deliciosa ‘Tomuri’ Actinidia deliciosa ‘Tomuri’ Actinidia deliciosa ‘Tomuri’ Rhododendron auriculatum just coming out after the rain. Rhododendron auriculatum The…

22nd September

…the autumn and produces orange seeds in the spring. There is a big clump above the fernery flowering away nicely at present. The flowers are very fragrant. Elaeagnus x ebbingei…

23rd August

…the garden. Grass cutting nearly finished but we will definitely need a full second cut after all this rain. Cotoneaster horizontalis putting on its show of orange berries early after…

19th September

…blue podocarps. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae The first flowering that we have seen of a newly planted Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’. Orange buds opening yellow which tells us a bit…

18th September

…in flower here amongst the many photographed in July. There are a few orange strawberries showing up but not that many. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ 1971 – FJW…

16th September

…proper crop of seeds like this in a drought year. The squirrels will soon find them! older beech trees Orange berries just starting to show up Cotoneaster conspicuus. Cotoneaster conspicuus…

13th September

…julibrissen ‘Ombrella’ 2018 – CHW In the nursery for a management meeting this Monday. Physalis franchettii is performing similarly well. A bizarre orange display of seed capsules. Physalis franchettii Physalis…

6th September

…robusta Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ is laden with fruits which have turned from orange to red. Very early to be coloured up like this. Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Cornus…

4th September

…Sorbus gonggashonica with berries. We may have seen the first seeds last year? What a name! Sorbus gonggashonica Sorbus gonggashonica Sorbus commixta aff. var. sachalinensis with bright red-orange berries hidden…

3rd September

…busy. Magnolia salicifolia Magnolia salicifolia Another week on and more orange now on Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’. Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ The south facing Podocarpus salignus is quite a sight…

27th August

…project. Although there are still (amazingly) a few flowers showing there is also a plethora of seed pods on this tree. Some ripe and showing orange seeds. Some less so…

27th July

…new growth. Rhododendron pachysanthum Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ has turned a deeper orange colour in only 10 days. Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ Fruit on Cornus alternifolia and a secondary flower…

24th June

…last summer’s heat I assume. Manglietia moto (now Magnolia kwangtungensis) with its first ever flower buds – about 10. Tom Hudson collector’s number TH 2777. Planted 2008. Orange indumentum covers…

25th July

…new growth. Sorbus yuana Sorbus yuana We have just layered this very late flowering rhododendron on Rookery Path which I remember being more orange-red than this when I have seen…

22nd July

…white. Tall growing. Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ – white but it only shows the flashes of red and orange later Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ – white Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’…

17th July

…full out but flopping about in the wind outside our kitchen window. Romneya coulteri Romneya coulteri ‘Eggs and bacon’ (Lotus corniculatus) in the lawn – some with orange flowers. Also…

13th July

…rubra Another Penstemon which Karol may be able to identify from our website? – ‘Alice Handley’ Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’ A very pretty geum with yellowish new flowers turning orange with…