On Saturday (25 May) I went for a walk into the city centre, and through the park there - which is another* place that offers a magnificen...

  Only a minute or two away from where I live there's also this big old Golden Rain tree ( Laburnum ). Also called Golden Chain in Engli...

      Once the azaleas are in bloom ( previous post ), one knows that the rhododendron are not far behind.There are now lots of purple ones...

Since the summery weather struck a couple of weeks ago, and the first azaleas in the old cemetery started showing their colours, I've be...

The three photos above are from some lilac bushes I can see from my windows. For me, lilacs in bloom are forever associated with the end of...