The great tits nesting in the bird box fixed to the red flowered ornamental tree at the far end of the garden, flew this morning. Unfortunately I missed their going so I have no idea of how many young were bred in that box this year.
Against the patio windows a row of love-in-a-mist have sprung up, they are various shades of blue, from the palest (almost white), right through to the deepest blue. They look so attractive and as they are self sown each year a real bonus.
Like many other flowers in the garden this year they have grown so tall, far above their usual height. For instance the love-in-a-mist are over four feet tall this year and last years antirrhinums have come up in thick clumps over three feet tall.
The foxgloves always surprise us, we never know where they will spring up and this year is a particularly good year for them. They are all very strong plants, over seven feet tall and many of them have six or more side shoots.
The Jasminium Beesianum with its mass of tiny red flowers is looking wonderful, and as always when in flower the plant is covered with bees. It always surprises me that a plant that has such tiny, insignificant flowers can produce so many, that the whole plant appears red and is so attractive to bees. The loudness of the bees buzzing has to be heard to be believed.
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