Late Spring in the Memorial Garden

 

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Rhododendrons and deciduous and evergreen Azaleas flowering in the Memorial Garden

May Day Event on the Park

More Tulips

It is encouraging to see the Tulips weren’t too affected by the high winds at the weekend

South facing border Church View Garden

Today has been warm and sunny and follows on from several weeks without rain. Lots of insects were feeding in the garden including several butterflies four Holly Blue, three Orange -tip, Peacock and Speckled Wood.  The insects particularly liked the Ground-ivy.  Spanish Bluebell, Red Campion and Greater Stitchwort.  Lots of tulips are coming out in the heat.                                                                                                                                                           The Easter Weekend remained warm and the garden continued to have a lot of insects in it, especially on the South West facing bank.  It was impossible to photograph all the insects but below are a few.

Cinnamon Bug

Seven-Spot Ladybird

Brimstone Butterfly

Male Orange-tip Butterfly

Gooden’s Nomad Bee

Gooden’s Nomad Bee

Eupeodes Luniger

Green Bottle Fly

Hairy Shieldbug

Hairy-footed Flower Bee

Female Orange-tip Butterfly

Holly Blue Butterfly

Cinnamon Bug

Honey Bee

 

 

 

North facing border in Church View Garden

The updated photo was taken on the 22nd after several warm days.  The flowers on the Tiarella are more open giving a lovely frothy appearance.

 

Today our MP Nicky Morgan opened Church View Garden for us and unveiled our New Rock Entrance

These photos were added to the original post on the 8th of May 2019 after the Parish Council elections

Nicky Morgan opening Church View Garden accompanied by the Chairman of the Parish Council David Cawdell and his wife Christine

Nicky Morgan and Trevor Warren  ( From Tarmac ) after the unveiling of the rock

David Cawdell, Trevor Warren, Nicky Morgan and the Bloom Group, Janice King, Ann Brown, Ann Highton and Dave Collier.

Weeping Willow’s New Leaves Backlit by the Evening Sun

This tree is on the Green at the side of the Quorn Brook

Mid Spring in the Memorial Garden

 

Beautiful Cherry Tree on the Park

This beautiful Cherry tree had literally a stump no bigger than a fist for its roots when it was delivered,  so just to give it a chance we staked it firmly and gave it two cans of water every week, amazing! The tree was supposed to be Prunus avium ‘Plena’ but it isn’t.