…‘The Beast’ in early March on the nursery. Conservatory plants but only just in Cornwall. Watsonia ‘Tresco dwarf pink’ Watsonia ‘Tresco dwarf pink’ Astilbe ‘Chocolate Fascination’ is new to us…

…on Tresco with a youthful Tim Smit, Philip Macmillan-Browse and John Nelson (Heligan), Tony Hibbert (Trebah), Mike Nelhams (Tresco) and James Humphreys (Trewithen) present. Of these only James will be…

…free so far last week. Are we now obliged to follow suit?Magnolia ‘Purple Star’ has its first two flowers. Not bad but not yet large flowers. Magnolia ‘Purple Star’ Magnolia…

…reverted to green leaves which I had been trying to reach for a while. Using the mule it was easy! Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Just two…

…lawrencei ‘Red Tip’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Red Tip’ Teucrium hir ‘Purple Tails’ – going over here but quite nice none the less at this stage in late July. Teucrium hir ‘Purple…

…South African plants and Proteas which you might only normally see on Tresco. It was a foul day with a westerly gale and we got drenched and seasick trying to…

…collection of tender ferns, palms, bananas and agave etc gives Tresco a run for its money in and above an extremely sheltered south facing Cornish valley overlooking St Michaels Mount….

…as dappled colours on the fading leaves. Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ – nothing beats these bronze/purple fruits but no autumn colour yet. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Firmania simplex…

…and leaflets have no drooping at all? A change in maturity for this tree? I have seen larger on Tresco that did not look like this and still had drooping…

…to buy. They have a great collection of Prostanthera species and varieties from Australia. Prostanthera spinosa Cuphea ignea from Tresco. Larger flowers than seen on the same plant at Ventnor….