We saw the first swifts of the year on the 2nd of August.
Had a few days away in Yorkshire so there are some missing days in August, these should get filled next year as we add in the entries of my father and grandfather.
![Lithocarpus pachyphyllus](https://thediary.caerhays.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/H_20_August_LITHOCARPUS_pachyphyllus_01-300x225.jpg)
Any ideas why we have had a second flowering on our Lithocarpus?
![Rhododendron Countess of Haddington](https://thediary.caerhays.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/H_21_August_RHODODENDRON_countess_of_HADDINGTON_01-300x225.jpg)
![Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’](https://thediary.caerhays.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/H_26_August_HYDRANGEA_blue_WAVE_02-300x200.jpg)
Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ is at its best towards the end of August