…and very pink flowers compared to the one I photographed here a fortnight or so ago. Manglietia insignis 2020 – CHW Another day looking at wildflowers in the Isla Rose…

…in the Isla Rose has shrugged off the drought and produced reddish secondary new growth. Acer forrestii Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ just opening properly and becoming quite a show. A…

…‘Mary Rose’ is just coming out in a pot. At Tregullow last week they had a 6-8ft tall multi stemmed one full out in a huge pot by their back…

…‘Martha Joan Leslie’ (Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x Magnolia ‘Blushing Bride’). Magnolia ‘Martha Joan Leslie’ Magnolia ‘Martha Joan Leslie’ The peeling bark on Rhododendron stenaulum (moulmainense) is one of its best…

…wind. Magnolia campbellii seedling Amid the gloom a ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling shows up along the drive from the Isla Rose Plantation. ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling What a ghastly day but no…

…meserveae ‘Little Rascal’ Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana with berries already. Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana Lobelia ‘Starship Rose’ and ‘Strawberry Blue’ – nice enough but nothing special. Lobelia ‘Starship Rose’ Lobelia…

…Rose’ ‘Double Rose’ 2020 – CHW So out of lockdown we go! Vean, holiday lets all open for business again under all the new rules and, hopefully, full from the…

…for the RCM Group yearbook article. It was in the Isla Rose Plantation all along. Final flowers on Escallonia resinosa. Styrax americanus 2023 – CHW Roy Lancaster’s article in the…

…flower. A little later than usual I suspect. Helleborus ‘Anna’s Red’ 2023 – CHW A long suffering ‘Christmas Rose’ doing its stuff. long suffering ‘Christmas Rose’ More of the wonders…

…(as yet) on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Another windblown branch from Acacia citrinoviridis on the bonfire pile. Acacia citrinoviridis Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ has small flowers this year and not…