At the end of the drive in April -

Looking towards the house

Doronicum - one of the earliest perennials to flower

Perennial wallflowers. May 2005.

Front border in May

Front border in May

View of front garden from front window

Ceanothus and Robinia

Patio in March

The back garden at the end of March

April bulbs on the patio

Back border in May -

Damp border May

Secret garden in May

Osteospermum, Campanula and Erigeron on the back wall

Photinia 'Red Robin' and Spiraea canescens

Flowering crabapple (Malus), Ceanothus and Euphorbia wolfenii.

Lupins and delphiniums are coming into flower now

The tree is Betula utilis 'Jacquemontii'

Lupin 'Lulu', Iris siberica, yellow dutch irises, Allium 'purple sensation' and Geum 'Mrs Bradshaw'

Zantedeschia, aquilegias, goat's beard (Aruncus dioicus) coming into flower. In the background Spiraea canescens.

In the foreground Sambucus nigra, left and Physocarpus 'Dart's Gold', right. Clematis montana 'Grandiflora' on the arch. The climbing rose is Arthur Bell.