1 Our climbing rose has just opened. I’m hoping that the Wisteria that you can see to the left, still in bud, will come into blue blooms to be a beautiful contrast to the roses.
First climbing rose
2 Just look at the pollen sacs on this bee – so full and heavy, he could barely get from violet to violet.
Bumblebee bum and pollen sacs
3 At the weekend I had almost decided that our Tree Fern, new last year had not made it despite all the watering and loving attention I have given it. Three days of really warm sunshine and here are the new growths. My friend, John, said on Monday to be patient and he was right!
Tree fern unfurling