After discovering the Alpines at RHS Wisley last week, it seemed a good time to share photographs from the Dove garden.
Although it’s in desperate need of some attention at the moment there are signs of Spring everywhere. The unkempt beds have seen flowers start to bloom and the bushes in need of a pruning are sprouting with life.
We’ve seen a few crocuses this year and this was the last man standing. Beautiful flowers, such a joy to photograph with all their purple veins.
To date there has only been one daffodil in the garden but there are buds everywhere. I hope over the next week or so we’ll start to see that yellow carpet appear.
We’ve seen a huge rise in insects over the past week or so – butterflies and ladybirds especially have all come out from hiding.
The wonderful Magnolia tree seems to have completely flowered in the space of two weeks. It looks glorious against a bright blue sky.
The inside of each flower almost looks like it’s made from strips of streaky bacon!
When the opportunity arises it’s been great to capture dewy webs. Although the photograph I took last week was better, this one came out well. I just love how the water droplets look like miniature crystals. It just shows how clever spiders are too.
There is a huge bush of these yellow flowers, they look great – especially when you’re looking skyward.
Finally whilst taking a photograph of our flowering lavender, I spotted two metallic looking beetles. On doing some research, it seems they’re Rosemary Beetles which originate from Southern Europe. They devour rosemary, lavender, thyme and sage leaves so they’ll be removed from our herb garden at the first available opportunity!
Linking up with #HDYGG with Mammasaurus.
Great photos, shame the beetle is so naughty he looks brilliant. Love the ladybird hiding in the yellow flowers. #hdygg
brilliant photos, such vibrant colours and stunning details! our neighbour has a magnolia and it’s just starting to flower, such a beautiful plant x
Such vibrant summery colours. Very beautiful.
I have never seen such a colourful beetle.
What beautiful photos, our garden is looking very green at the moment, but the neighbours blossom and camellias are leaning over the fence so I’ll just pretend they’re ours! Shame the beetles are such bad news to the herbs, they look beautiful!
What a beautiful beetle! Sad to hear that he can’t stay, but totally understandable. I’m amazed at the bush with the yellow flowers. So vivid!
I saw your comment on Annie’s #HDYGG link this week about your metallic beetle and have copied here in case you missed it over there:
“Ah Charly, now I saw a programme somewhere about how some-one realised that the shine was still evident on even very old specimen beetles in old collections in Museums so they have looked into the properties that allow this and are now applying that to metallic car paint to ensure it doesn’t fade!”
I am full of useless facts like this! Wishing you a Very happy Spring Equinox as well 🙂
For a creepy crawly he’s a rather beautiful looking fellow!
Loving the web and the yellow bush especially today but as always they are so gorgeous. Lovely to see your garden – I am so looking forward to the Wisley outing! Roll on April I say 🙂
Thank you for joining in again and sharing, you always have such happy photos, I get excited just clicking through!
oh my goodness Charly… that spider web!!!! that needs to be blown up into a huge print on a wall. it’s amazing!!
oh my goodness what a feast i thought wow magnolia then ooh lovely web and gorgeous beetle they all look like jewels #HDYGG
Beautiful photos, I really love that web. And that beetle looks amazing
Your photos are AWESOME!
I’ll be looking out for those beetles too… I love seeing the Magnolias open too; they are so pretty, and that spider web is something else! X
Wow! I love the photo of the spider web and the beetle! x
The beetle looks beautiful shame he’s a pest. Gorgeous photos, those yellow flowers are just lovely
Beautiful photos as always!!! I wish I could take photos like these, just gorgeous :)… I love the purple veined Crocus, and awwww Hello Little Ladybird 😀 #HDYGG
Yes those Rosemary Beetles are little tricksters. I found myself enthralled by one until I realised what a pest it was. They remind me of sweeties.
Love your picture of the web, I just can’t take these at all. I can never get the camera to focus on the web. Must try harder!
Oh the yellow flowers are gorgeous, that picture could be in a tropical garden!
Oh wow!! Those picture are absolutely stunning!
Never seen a Rosemary Beetle before but that shell is incredible!
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wow, that spider web is breath taking. Fantastic images, so vibrant