…which are still sold today and introduced the Spanish Erica canaliculata to Cornwall. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ 1917 – JCW Some R decorum, Auriculatum going…

…left. Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Fuchsia excorticata just coming out. Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia excorticata Strong winds turn over the Magnolia grandiflora leaves on the top wall to reveal their reddish…

…collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection Fuchsia collection 2000 – FJW Very wet September. Now turned to storms. No Sasanqua yet to be seen. Neighbours corn not cut yet….

…of Wight for propagation. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ is not a climber like our Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ which is. It appears to be a Fuchsia magellanica variety which is entirely hardy…

…at Backstay, Seaview.Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ nearly over. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ The Caerhays raised Escallonia ‘Iveyi’. Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ starting to climb up a drainpipe. Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ The ancient Pittosporum…

…Massive seed heads on Echium fastuosum. Echium fastuosum 2023 – CHW The best bits of Ventnor.Fuchsia excorticata has died with reshooting from the main stem. Fuchsia excorticata What a view…

…Fuchsia hatschbachii Fuchsia hatschbachii Vitex agnuus castus, the chaste tree, flowering away nicely today. Six to seven feet tall with a similar spread. Vitex agnuus castus Vitex agnuus castus 2017…

…var gracilis hedge above Lower Rockery is full out now. Much less tall growing that Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’. Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis A…

…it is again in late March with new flowers coming out as the leaves re-emerge. Amazing even for a fuchsia. Yes Fuchsia exorticatica would be out well before now but…

…to red while others stay black? Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Strobilanthes wallichii has grown now to a decent size and its flowers are much larger than a year…

…Fuchsia hatsbachii Fuchsia hatsbachii 2018 – CHW A younger form of Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ with less pink blotching in the flowers than the old plant on the Top Wall. Camellia…

…left after the leaves have fallen. Not the only fuchsia still out by any means! Fuchsia gracilis 2015 – CHW Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ is out outside the front gate. Two…

…Postill’ still not quite out yet. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Fuchsia exorticatica full out as usual when you look closely and loads of bud to come. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica…

…Cuttings taken! Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Blepharocalyx cruckshankii from Chile was one of the remarkable new plants from today. Clearly closely related to Myrtus or Ugni with similar…

…tender. Althaea officinalis Althaea officinalis Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ was a massive 12-15ft tall tree with a similar spread and peeling bark. Here growing in full shade. Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ Fuchsia…

…to realise that it is a climbing fuchsia! Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ has been so scorched by the current heatwave that the petals on the flowers…

…them on the then leafless tree. A bizarre performance from a spring fuchsia but it is a New Zealand native! Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica 2015 – CHW On holiday, having…

…out. Acacia melanoxylon Rhododendron scabrifolium var. scabrifolium still just alive above the top wall under the Acacia melanoxylon. Rhododendron scabrifolium var. scabrifolium Fuchsia excorticata just showing. Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia excorticata…

…‘Sir Charles Lemon’ Viburnum setigerum with seed heads ripening. Viburnum setigerum Viburnum setigerum Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ below the tower. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ 2025 – CHW Buddleja loricata…

…climber, needs more support. Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ Phygelius x rectus ‘Devil’s Tears’ is now about 6ft by 6ft and perfectly out in flower. The flowers have flared…