13th May

…The stunning red flowers of Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’. Trillium luteum Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ The novel and unusual Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Greenapples’. [ALONGSIDE] The new to us Centaurea ‘Jordy’. Aquilegia

22nd April

…fraseri ‘Atropurpurea Nana’ particularly striking today. Photinia x fraseri ‘Atropurpurea Nana’ A novelty Aquilegia now in the Burncoose catalogue this year! A. viridiflora ‘Chocolate Soldier’. Yellowish ‘granny’s bonnets’ then turn…

30th May

…Nyssa leptophylla The double flowered and ancient Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ just out. Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ Syringa josikaea just showing too. Syringa josikaea Mixed colours of aquilegia outside the old village school. aquilegia

9th August

…today and tracked it down. Rhododendron decorum Good to see that the very recent grass cutting has avoided the regrowth on this nice clump of Aquilegia. aquilegia Another two (different)…

6th May

…and in full flower already Granny’s bonnets – Aquilegia – my father’s favourite wild(ish) flower Euphorbia mellifera is about to come out. It’s a shrub really rather than a herbaceous…