Viburnum and laburnum

A host of viburnums grace the gardens of England, and here are two of them. The first is a very sweet-scented variety, Viburnum burkwoodii, with its beautiful pink buds and pale pink to white flowers. Then there is Viburnum opulus with its beautiful white flowers in flat-headed bracts, looking spectacular in autumn when the leaves turn red, and finally falling to leave behind bright red berries which last until the birds have eaten them all. Last in this post are the gracefully hanging buds of Laburnum alpinum which have now given way to beautful yellow chains of flowers. Our young tree is only in its third year in our garden, and so has a long way to go!