…Park Special’ Acacia cyclops – good name. Acacia cyclops Callistemon citrinus ‘White Anzac’ – yellow yes but white never seen before. This one living! Callistemon citrinus ‘White Anzac’ Callistemon phoeniceus…

…the Chelsea Gold Medal. Justin with the large Gold Medal Outside the Members Tent at Royal Cornwall a perfect Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’ Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’ Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth…

…flowering callistemon Yellow flowering callistemon The original clump of Rhododendron tethropeplum in the Hothead raised bed is an absolute picture. Far more flower than usual. Rhododendron tethropeplum Rhododendron tethropeplum A…

…Here a huge clump with iris like leaves. Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knights Lily) Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knights Lily) Lupinus lepidus is dwarfish growing and flowers in May. I saw it…

…Fuchsia boliviana Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea Puya dyckioides Puya dyckioides Puya dyckioides Callistemon ‘Mauve Mist’ Callistemon ‘Mauve Mist’ Callistemon ‘Mauve Mist’ Strelitzia reginae in flower…

…Clematis alpina ‘Francis Rivis’ Picea abies ‘Rydal’ with its amazing reddish new growth which I missed last year. Picea abies ‘Rydal’ Picea abies ‘Rydal’ Frost damage to callistemon. Just the…

…Then to the photoshoot in the new walled garden which I opened only a year ago. photoshoot in the new walled garden Some very fine Callistemon citrinus ‘Splendens’. Callistemon citrinus…

…superb at this time of the year. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ with secondary flowers. Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ Our new pictorial labelling…

…Sorbus ‘Autumn Fire’ Syzygium paniculatum ‘Newport’ with flowers just going over. Syzygium paniculatum ‘Newport’ Callistemon ‘Perth Pink’ with a secondary set of flowers. Callistemon ‘Perth Pink’ Lagunaria patersonia with large…

…is markedly different. Ribes laevifolium Grevillea juniperina sulphureum Grevillea juniperina sulphureum Eurya japonica ‘Moutiers’ Eurya japonica ‘Moutiers’ Eurya japonica ‘Moutiers’ Callistemon pallidus – even more absurdly early. Callistemon pallidus Hydrangea…

…the third year running in the same place in ivy behind a Callistemon rigidus (as you can see from the gnarled seedpods). Lots to be said for magpie control with…

…‘Smuggling’ in the alcove – very clever. ‘Smuggling’ The lectern also with beautiful flower combinations involving pinks, Hebe, callistemon and leptospermum in ‘The Apothecary’. St Michaels Caerhays flower festival ‘The…

…there was last an effort to clear an area and start a new collection of temperate or southern hemisphere plants below the entrance. The collections of grevillea, melaleuca and callistemon…

…over. The Echiums are absolutely over as are the Cistus, Puya and most of the Callistemon. Many of the Lampranthus colours, there were six or eight, have died out or…

…on the periphery and bold moves to start the Callistemon/Melaleuca etc. collections once again as they were 30 years ago. Quite a few specimen and feature trees have died of…

…and Callistemon have died recently under the overpowering Eucalyptus. These are now cracking up the tarmac paths here and there. Only one Puya with a small flower spike that I…