Stachyurus rubriflora, like catkins! 
This lovely up and down chain of flowers is Bergenia Schneekoenigin I have to admit that I had not clocked how nice the chain was until I saw it in the camera afterwards 
This rusty red bush is called berberis thunbergii orange sunrise. Its more red than orange in the image. 
A sprig of yellow Mahonia Aquifolium in close up with yellow and pink flowers out of focus in the background 
Strong pink colours shown by the erect Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea against the brown soil in the background 
The buds of a pink magnolia about to burst into flower 
Flowers of the Magnolia cylindrica damaged by the recent frost 
A profusion of flower cups on Magnolia cylindrica, a white flowered Magnolia 
A view for the Monet like bridge over the lower pond. Colour is starting to come to the garden 
A calm upper pond roped off and a photographer who looks like he might fall over
April at RHS Hyde Hall
There are ten images in this gallery titled April at RHS Hyde Hall. I visited on a sunny morning in mid April 2021 and wandered around the grounds. I came away with 95 images. Of these I saved 34 and discarded the rest. The first image shows Stachyurus rubriflora, found in the winter garden and dangling catkins down. Secondly, and without doubt my favourite image of the day is image of Bergenia Schneekoenigin. This lovely chain of small pink flowers goes up and down across the image. It was not until I subsequently looked over the images that I was aware of the chain effect!
Bright Colours
The Robinson garden at RHS Hyde Hall is somewhere that I normally skim past. Conversely, on this visit I looked more closely and the red Berberis thunbergii orange sunrise bushes stood out. These undoubtedly untidy bushes have a marvellous colour to them.
The equally bright yellow Mahonia Aquifolium is next in the sequence. It is shown in close up. Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea has strong pink and purple flowers. I am sure it would stand out in the dark!
Magnificent Magnolias
The Magnolias are out or alternatively coming out at this time of year. The pinky white raspberry ripple flowers are strongly in bud, whereas the white Magnolia cylindrica flowers are out. These last ones have undoubtedly suffered from the frost, as the brown petals show!
Views across the park
Two images show views across the park. One shows the upper pond, which was calm as a millpond during my visit. Here, in addition, we capture a photographer at work. Finally there is an image looking down to the lower pond and its Monet like bridge. It seems to offer more colour for later in the season.
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