…Caerhays magnolia flowers. Our ‘relief’ Caerhays magnolia flowers Early buds forming on a large Echium fastuosum. Echium fastuosum Echium fastuosum Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ full out. Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ Hebe diosmifolia…

…the north coast of Cornwall in a garden designed by Burncoose. Hebe x franciscana ‘Variegata’ doing equally well. Hebe x franciscana ‘Blue Gem’ Hebe x franciscana ‘Blue Gem’ Hebe x…

…is flowering in the garden here with pink flowers fading to white. I could well be wrong! Not much else out after the tidy up though. Hebe carnea Hebe carnea…

…better than the ones we list? Abelia ‘Sunshine Daydream’ Abelia ‘Sunshine Daydream’ Hebe ‘Rosie’ looking nice here. Once sold well. Time for a comeback or is it still patented? Hebe…

…in tiny flowers. Azara microphylla Azara microphylla Hebe ‘Heartthrob’ – vulgar and disgusting perhaps but very saleable. Hebe ‘Heartthrob’ Hebe ‘Heartthrob’ Hebe ‘Heartthrob’ Phillyrea angustifolia – again plastered in tiny…

…‘Phelan Bright’ Out in the New Zealand garden beside the show tent we find a fine clump of Hebe rakiensis. Hebe rakiensis Hebe rakiensis Prunus ‘Matsumae Akathu Kinokana’ Prunus ‘Matsumae…

…and Gold’ Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’ Hebe rakiensis in full flower. Hebe rakiensis Hebe rakiensis Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ just going over. Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ Rhus verniciflua is one of the lesser known…

…a disgraceful mess: Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ – quite nice. Hebes hate high rainfall and get mildew in the nursery but thrive here. Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ Myrtus communis…

…also a Burncoose offering. Photinia x fraseri ‘Pink Marble’ Hebe ‘Lady Ann’ looked good. Hebe ‘Lady Ann’ Hebe ‘Lady Ann’ Liriope muscari ‘Nigrescens’ unusually with a flower. Liriope muscari ‘Nigrescens’…

…in flower. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ earning its name! Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ (‘Silver Queen’) still in full flower today. Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ Hebe…

…to have achieved maturity in the UK. Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Hebe ‘Wiri Image’ in flower (and these are the very last flowers) in a large pot outside…

…Rhododendron ‘Surrey Heath’ Rhododendron ‘Surrey Heath’ A fine clump of Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ in flower in the nursery. Nearly over in fact. Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ Rhododendron radicans is a true…

…Seaview. This is Hebe ‘Great Orme’ I think. Hebe ‘Great Orme’ 2016 – CHW No entry. 2015 – CHW Several people have commented on the extraordinary colour of a clump…

…‘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…