After Ciara’s departure, last weekend was another wild one with Dennis’s arrival. Thankfully, apart from a few blown down fence panels and trees there wasn’t much destruction in the gardens. Once again we got off lightly compared to some parts of the country. Since then, the weather has cooled down slightly and it has remained windy and wet with occasional sunshine.
Despite the topsy turvy weather Forsythia
Strachey’s elephant’s ears (Bergenia stracheyi)
and Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
are flowering. Plus as I have traveled round I have noticed that in some places Dandelions (Taraxacum officinalis) and Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) have begun blooming too.
Bee in the Moment 