My car was the first car in the car park again. Just inside the gate, right in the middle of the path, there was a dustbin liner of rubbish which I moved and added to the others which were next to the bin
The flower beds are all ready and waiting for the summer planting now
The little rock at the front of the flower bed shown above, is covered in tiny purple flowers that look like miniature snapdragons
At the opposite end of the scale the gunnera leaves are huge - the plant is now higher than the railings that it's growing next to. The flowers are like mini pine trees
The gardener told me the other day that he is still waiting for the parts to mend the pump for the waterfall. The movement of the water helps to inhibit the growth of algae, duck weed etc.
Gorgeous colours and patterns on emerging irises
I think this is a very small allium - we have some a bit like this in our garden
From a distance I thought one of the pine trees had light coloured new growth at the end of each branch but looking closer they are clusters of pine flowers
A love-in-the-mist flower unfolding
Standing under the Golden Rain Tree looking through the leaves
and behind it is the tree that was covered in white blossom not long ago - now just a few berries are developing
The allium I photographed the other day - with the extra long flower spike
At the edge of some long grass I was trying to photograph the cow parsley when I noticed some dark purple flowers lower down
- not just one or two of them - a whole bank of them at the back of a wild flower area
In contrast - neat flower beds with carefully manicured edges
Delicate pink Aquilegias - all facing hopefully in the direction the sun should be - leaning towards the light
Rusty coloured ferns uncurling
A mound of burgundy leaves in front of the banana trees. I 'm amazed by how fast these are growing
Red acer seeds
They are tiny - here's my finger next to one
I walked along colourful pathways - not another person to be seen or heard for most of my walk
Bright orange rhododendrons
Pastel pink, reminding me of paint chart colours - the hint of a tint range
Such a delicate pink
Stronger pinks as well as lilac
Corridors of colour
A few lilac coloured flowers have opened at the top of the tree which will have very big leaves.
Candy floss pink
These little ones have a smudge of yellow on them
Peachy
Almost day-glo pink stamens
Mixture of colours
The breeze wafted the scent from the yellow azaleas and made the dangling blossoms dance
Enticing colours drew me along less familiar pathways
Big orange blooms with long stamens
Fluffy blossom - against thick, lightweight leaves that look and feel synthetic - almost as if they have been cut out from dark green sheets of foam
Looking at some more white flowers - clusters on a tall shrub
First fluted bells opening on anther shrub
Weigela
Green natural arch
Spindleberry flowers
This iris looked as if it had a well of golden light in the centre
Big ragged edged poppies
The bulrushes looked fairly solid today - soaked with rain and baked by the sun - just a few tufts of seeds wafted in the breeze
Thank you very much for joining me
