Tag: Autumn

Yellow is the colour…

…of my true loves hair sang Donovan in 1965. It is currently the dominate colour around the garden.

In the Oriental Garden.

  • Ginkgo biloba
  • Magnolia  stellata
  • Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’
  • Hamamelis Moll  Pallida (Witch Hazel)
  • Wisteria floribunda ‘ Alba ‘

On the Patio.

Malus Golden Hornet
Ilex x Altaclerensis  Golden King

Around the Borders.

Euphorbia ‘palustris’ over the blue churn.
  • Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire 
  • Miscanthus sinensis 
  • Rose glauca. syn. Rose rubrifolia
  • Cornus Alba ‘Westonbirt’ syn C. alba ‘Sibirica’

William Shakespeare, Sonnet 73. 

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang …

From Shakespeare to Donovan the colour yellow inspires words.