…yesterday. Perfect in one sense but not in another! gates Between the rain bees on Mahonia japonica flowers. bees on Mahonia japonica flowers The ancient Mahonia japonica on the bank…

…of Rhododendron decorum at its best. Rhododendron decorum Styrax wilsonii now properly out with bees in attendance. Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus is not quite out yet beside it. Styrax americanus…

…Knapweed, is really why we have decided not to cut the grassy banks outside the front door. The clumps are only just starting to flower but covered in butterflies, bees…

…Cotoneaster exburyensis Finally, after weeks in bud, Styrax serrulatus is full out. Not much scent but covered in bees. When you step inside the umbrella of the tree the ‘ceiling’…

…flowers in the autumn but today this tree (Hillier’s say generally a bush) clearly has ‘lime-like’ flowers which are covered in bees and flies. I have never seen this species…

…bits by the wind. I need to go and have a look. Need to start again with this August/September flowering species much loved by bees. It is later even than…

…a Caerhays gardener, and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Digitalis sceptrum from the laurel forests and cliffs of Madeira is gorgeous in flower. A tender…

…flowers. Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Escallonia bifida covered in bumble bees and red admirals. Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida 2020 – CHW Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Susan’. Magnolia…

…over. The bees are busy enjoying the flower spike. Echium pininana Echium pininana Stewartia pseudocamellia just coming out into flower. Many more flowers than last year when it was sparse….

…this first in the Isle of Wight last year at Busy Bees Garden Centre. I fear it will be tricky to grow well. Daphne odora ‘Mae-jima’ Daphne odora ‘Mae-jima’ Sedum…