…mid-1970’s or thereabouts. Outside Tresco and the Penzance area one of the very few Metrosideros to have achieved maturity in the UK. Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Hebe ‘Wiri…

…keeps stock plants for cuttings of Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ in the mist houses. The new growth is now clean and ready for propagation. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Another mist house of…

…could ‘live in’ really! propagators shed propagators shed New benching still to go into the largest mist house. largest mist house The seed propagation shed is also nearly finished. seed…

…Pink Mist’ Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ Mandevilla ‘Sundavill’ had leaves like Mandevilla ‘Alice du Pont’ but was a creamy yellow in flower. I cannot locate this in any reference books….

…here. Rhododendron niveum Camellia ‘Morning Mist’ is nearly over. Not that exciting a recent introduction to the garden. Camellia ‘Morning Mist’ Camellia ‘Morning Mist’ A 1991 planted Azara microphylla ‘Variegata’…

…Litsea japonica Litsea japonica Sarcococca wallichii with black fruits still. Sarcococca wallichii Sarcococca wallichii Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ was delicate and pretty. Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Sinopanax formosanus with peculiar leaves. A…

…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 outside on a dry bank…

…Rambler’ now well established by the Playhouse. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Flowers and seed heads on Desmodium elegans. Desmodium elegans Desmodium elegans Another picture of sea mist taken…

…fastuosum Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ full out. Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ Hebe diosmifolia also full out and a new one to me. Compact habit and seemingly impervious to the extreme cold. Hebe…

…have had more full sun than others. Rhododendron ‘Surrey Heath’ Rhododendron ‘Surrey Heath’ A fine clump of Hebe ‘Wiri Charm’ in flower in the nursery. Nearly over in fact. Hebe…