…a Caerhays gardener, and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Digitalis sceptrum from the laurel forests and cliffs of Madeira is gorgeous in flower. A tender…

…just for this purpose? Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Here is the long promised and frequently cut down Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ named after the daffodil gardener at Caerhays pre 1900. It is…

…Donard’ Escallonia ‘Pride of Donard’ Escallonia ‘Langleyensis’ Escallonia ‘Langleyensis’ Escallonia ‘Donard Seedling’ Escallonia ‘Donard Seedling’ First flower on a young Rhododendron yuefengense. Very pale and late flowering. I saw this…

…Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida 2021 – CHW Back in Cornwall on a warm day.Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ from North Vietnam is late flowering and a relatively small flower. Nice enough though….

…December and the leaves turned to mush. Zantedeschia aethiopica Escallonia bifida now pruned back. Escallonia bifida Likewise Escallonia resinosa (a gift from Windsor Great Park but Burncoose used to sell)….

…especially. I will try to picture the originals on my return. Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ 2004 – FJW Visit to Caerhays of Roy Lancaster. Visited the…

…you can see. Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ looking as good as ‘Wisley Queen’ yesterday. Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ Cornus kousa ‘Weberi’ has few flowers but…

…needs no trimming. Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis 2019 – CHW Ninety-five to lunch and tour here yesterday to raise funds for the Cornwall Historic Churches Trust….

…in ‘The Beast’ so seems hardy enough. Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Clethra fabri (FMW 713037) with two large multiple flower spikes appearing. Dark foliage with purple undersides to…

…flowers. Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Escallonia bifida covered in bumble bees and red admirals. Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida 2020 – CHW Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Susan’. Magnolia…