I’ve been watching a hummingbird hawk moth flitting around the lavender bushes outside my office window today. It’s almost too hot to go outside, but this little creature is thriving on the nectar flow and managing to get enough energy to sustain its furious flight and feed itself despite the heat. Read more…
Having spent two full days at Hampton Court this year it’s really hard to pick out favourites but I think I’d have to pick the Floral Marquee as the most inspiring, colourful spectacle ever. In the year of encouraging biodiversity, as designated by the United Nations no less, it is the perfect example of celebrating horticultural biodiversity I’ve ever seen. Read more…
