On the Thursday we popped into Tenbury Wells and then onto Burford House Garden Centre as B was searching for Red Hot Poker plants for the border at the caravan. Sadly, we couldn't find any.
As we were there we had a look around the gardens at Burford House - they had changed a lot in a month with many different species now flowering.
The pollinator bed was full of Green Alkanet.
We walked over the bridge to Ledwyche Meadow - we didn't walk all around the meadow as I think it will look at its best in a few weeks time. There was lots of Red Campion in flower.
We loved this plant - it was flowering all round the gardens too. I think it may be Sicilian Honey Garlic - a type of allium?
This wonderful tree is a Metasequoia glyptostroboides or Redwood Dawn This variety of tree is known from fossil records and was growing over 50 million years ago but was only re-discovered in 1947 growing in China.
The River Teme - still no Kingfishers
This Judas Tree was a picture. Judas Trees flower in Spring before the leaves appear. There is a story that the flowers were originally white and they became pink when stained with the blood of Judas when he took his own life.
Horse Chestnut candles
That allium again!
The wisteria is still flowering although I think we have missed it at its best.
Mallard ducklings on the pool in front of the house.
One of the things I love about this garden is that it is never busy. Usually all you see is a few volunteers gardening so it is very peaceful and relaxing to walk round.
On the Friday we were meeting friends for lunch in Broadwas and I persuaded B to go half an hour early so I could have a quick look around the church there. I'll write about that in the next post - there was a wonderful selection of medieval tiles :)
All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or my son's I would appreciate an email first - thanks)
