Shinagawa, Buildings and garden inside the zen Tokai-ji temple, Japanese architecture, wood, maple leaves. Tokyo Honshu

Acer, Japanese Maple, Acer Palmatum, Colourful autum leaves.

Maple, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, Bright red autumn leaves wet after rain.

Maple, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, Bright red autumn leaves wet after rain.

Maple, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, Leaves showing autumn colours, North Yorkshire, October.

Japanese maple 'Orange Dream', Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream', Golden coloured leaves with distinctive pattern.

Japanese maple 'Orange Dream', Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream', Golden coloured leaves with distinctive pattern.

Acer, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Red coloured leaves showing distinctive shape.

Acer, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Red coloured leaves showing distinctive shape.

Acer, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Red coloured leaves showing distinctive shape.

Acer, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Red coloured leaves showing distinctive shape.

Acer, Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Red coloured leaves showing distinctive shape.

Spurge, Sikkim Spurge, Euphorbia sikkimensis, A mass of bright red new shoots emerging in the spring.

Black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum, A group of new shoots and leaves emerging in the spring.

Tradescantia, Purple Tradescantia, Tradescantia 'Purple sabre', One mauve pink flower seen from above, with some leaves sharp focus against soft focus foliage behind.

Mallow, Lavatera 'Barnsley', Close view of one front facing open flower with pale pink petals with deep pink where they meet the pink protruding stigma and white stamen.

Tree mallow, Lavatera x clementii 'Rosea', One unfurling flower, its pink petals twisted around each other. Accompanied by a single leaf.

Yellow flag iris, Iris pseudacorus, Brown seed pod spliting open to reveal disc shaped seeds packed inside.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles', Close side view of the crinkled red petals of a flower emerging from the sheath that protected it as a bud, fine hairs visible along the stem.

Allium, Butterfly on an emerging from bud.

LKwaslelie, Boophone haemanthoides, leaves emerging from the bulb making graphic shapes.