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. For example my heart sinks at the first flash of a forsythia - such a violent yellow (like being mugged by a sunbeam), such horribly knobbly bark and such extraordinarily dreary leaves for the rest of the summer. As well as these unedifying qualities

colour is staggeringly good.There are quite a few varieties of Liquidambar available but L. styraciflua 'Worplesdon' is, I think, probably the best. The leaves turn deep red-cabbage-purple first before exploding into flashes of orangey-yellow. For a

and their exuberance. By 'big' I mean something that dwarfs its neighbours and reaches at least 2m high. I have five such plants in my garden.The first is Inula magnifica. I can see the cheerful, shaggy yellow flowers from my office and they never cease to amuse me

grow it in a border close to the house, where I can admire it in full bloom from my kitchen window. It has rich yellow cup-shaped blooms that fade to pale yellow, a colour rarely found in old roses. The upright habit of 'Graham Thomas' means it stands

easily have been in part of the Weald. But the wildlife reflected its slightly more southerly location, the Departement Mayenne between Normandy and the Loire.There were plenty of painted lady and clouded yellow butterflies, the speckled woods were

, scented, white-flowered daffs with dark red, jagged centres. I planted them in a large terracotta pot, next to a few pots of 'Minnow' - a dwarf, creamy-flowered variety with contrasting yellow centres.Both varieties are quite late flowering in April

the temptation to harvest them.I've just come in from cutting back the delicate frondy asparagus foliage. It has turned completely yellow, indicating that the nutrients in the foliage had been returned to the crowns. This year the foliage turned yellow several

time as the new leaves, but the leaves are very fine. It is happiest on non-acidic soil.There is one outside my office and the leaves are just beginning to turn a rather fabulous buttery yellow. This yellow autumn colour is often seen as a bit second

a plate offering more than green leaves, so a mix of colourful lettuce, red-veined beetroot, thinly sliced circles of white radish, red tomatoes and diced yellow peppers really hits the spot. You can really let your creative, artistic side take over