July 2021

8^th - Minding the dog for a month - what a great distraction in the garden!

8th - Lovely dinner plates on the old tree. A beautiful display from the Hosta. And this has to be my favourite Aquilegia.

8th - Fascinated by the way they swim "upside down" while the lily is resplendent.

9^th - Teasel appearing at last. Yellow rattle has gone to seed while the Globe Thistles are beginning to appear.

9^th - A variety of colours with the Spotted Orchid giving a delicate balance.

9^th - Lovely display of roses while the bees were busy. How do you turn around in a Foxglove?

10^th - Enjoying the roses before the rain washes them away.

10^th - Leaping Salmon rose - first flowering this year. A classic water lily and delicate colours on this Hosta.

11^th - Delighted to see miniature toads hopping around - they are so small.

11^th - Blue Moon rose - does not flower well. The yellow rose is prolific in comparison.

11^th - Spent some time enjoying the insect life!

11^th - More insect life and a spider having a meal.

11^th - Broad leaved heliborine looking good while the poppy is nearly ready to harvest the seeds.

13^th - Lavender has appeared and finally a good display of small yellow lilies.

14^th - Much to my surprise, the toad spawn developed into toads....so small and delicate as they hop around. Insects are enjoying the warmth and the nectar.

14^th - The Leaping Salmon rose is a lovely shade of salmon pink....

15^th - Buddleia is still alive - almost impossible to stop! Love these insects in the pond! First exuvia of this year.

20^th - One extreme to the other a swift Swift and hovering hoverflies.

20^th - How small a beetle when you see it on a cotoneaster flower.

20^th - Garlic gone to seed and the lily being resplendent.

22^nd - Honeysuckle may yet flower. The Wisteria is starting to climb while the Globe Thistle is colouring nicely.

22^nd - Life in the pond while an aphid checks out my fingers.

24^th - Broadleaved heliborine flowering nicely.

25^th - Lots of insects enjoying the cotoneaster flowers.

27^th - A spider checking the web for a meal - it is so small it can hide behind a cotoneaster flower. A small hoverfly with four mites on board.