…a release on the Lizard Peninsula. Isle of Wight squirrels sign 2018 – CHW A fine crop of blueberries are emerging on the newly planted plants in the Isla Rose…

…to come. Exciting new things for the garden! sasanqua camellias Amongst them is Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Rose’ which is new to us. Small but pretty and an odd pinkish-red colour….

…xanthoclada (NJM 11007) covered in juicy black fruits in the Isla Rose. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Berberis subacuminata (FMWJ 1329) with fruits also just turning black. Berberis subacuminata Callicarpa dichotoma…

…japonica ‘Lady Clare’ on the castle wall almost at its best weeks earlier than usual. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ still in tight bud in the Rookery…

…not look quite right. Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Then, amid the trash, I stumble into a good clump of the evergreen Azalea ‘Rosebud’. This nicely replaces the old one on…

…and calamondin Back then to Caerhays. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ flowering for the first time in the Isla Rose Plantation. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ also with its first flowers in Isla…

…outside the Smoking Room. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Likewise Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ or is it ‘Nash Court’? Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2019 – CHW A clump of Rhododendron ‘Polar…

…of Magnolia dawsoniana below the arch. Magnolia dawsoniana Rosehips hang over the River Luney from a wild dog rose. Rosehips A cock pheasant on the roof enjoying the sun before…

…and remains of Rambler Rose. 1924 – JCW The Plagianthus are our best thing. The Auriculatum x Decorum very good but there is not much else but the American Pillars…

…a bit smaller. Agapanthus campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ Agapanthus campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ 2015 – CHW Hydrangea seemanii full out over the arch by the back yard. What a spectacle this self clinging evergreen…