…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…

…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…

…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…

…nice clump of Aquilegia. aquilegia Another two (different) plants of Rhododendron excellans; one with purplish new growth and one without. Rhododendron excellans Rhododendron excellans Just a few developing seed heads…

…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…