"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

Yes we had a lovely time, it had rain between your visit and ours so
forest
fires were under control, but our week was sunny throughout.
Yes the Blandy garden was due for a repeat visit and you are quite right
the
opening times have been extended and they are doing a lot of work in the
garden with several previously run down parts looking a lot better, we
walked back toward Funchal in the afternoon along the levada that runs
just
above the garden. But the star for me was the high levada we came through
a
tunnel from sunshine, agapanthus and hydrangea and were in what almost
seemed a wild garden, just stuffed with the Native madeiran plants,
dripping
ferns and cool atmosphere, sadly we chickened out after the next tunnels
as
the path became very narrow at less than 6" and the drops were a lot worse
than 600 feet!
The picture of the butterflies is what they looked like with their wings
closed


google for images of
"brimstone butterfly"
In Ireland (and UK) you get just one species: "the" brimstone.
No idea how many species you get elsewhere.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea