…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…

…summer’ herbaceous plant to cheer us up as well as the butterflies which seemed to be having a day off today which is rather overcast. Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis Verbena…

…yellow flowers already out. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Heptacodion miconoides just going over. The branches are laden down with flower heads and seeds forming. A few moths and butterflies were…

…garden. Humulus lupus ‘Aureus’ Humulus lupus ‘Aureus’ Gardening for butterflies with Cynara cardunculus (flowers unpicked or eaten) and Buddleia ‘White Knight’. It was however too early in the morning for…

…scythe. The second grass cut in the garden is nearly complete. flail cutters More pictures of butterflies on Escallonia bifida from Jaimie grass cutting in this area. Escallonia bifida Escallonia…

…2020 – CHW The variegated leaved Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ has largely reverted to ‘Royal Red’ above the top wall but is still a magnet for butterflies. Many flowers are already over…

…Olearia at first. Another species to propagate for the catalogue which I suspect butterflies will like. Buddleia loricata Buddleia loricata Buddleia loricata The successful hunt for the pure white deciduous…

…down field where we are too late this year for orchids but the displays of wild flowers and butterflies are as impressive as ever. Half a dozen adders under a…

…to be cut late to protect the primroses and bluebells but cutting the flowering weeds and grasses deprives the butterflies of feed. There are usually plenty of small blue ones…

…‘Pink Cloud’ An even better secondary show on another clump of Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Viburnum rhytidophyllum now nearly full out but no butterflies feeding yet. Viburnum rhytidophyllum…