Captions by photographer Bob Jones! Photographs follow captions below… click to enlarge:
1. Ann Dean and Jo McEwan were in charge of the plant sales
2. A Justicia carnia in bud was going for a song
3. …And into the back garden, where we were greeted with an Acer glistening in the sunlight
4. Cistus × purpureus, commonly known as the purple-flowered rock rose. The papery-petalled blooms last but a single day
5. Peonies in the making
6. Avril and friends
7. Cephalaria gigantea, a tall perennial commonly known as Giant Scabious
8. Jonathan and Jean wisely found a seat in the shade
9. An Annie Leibovitz double seized my trusty Fuji, hauled me to an ageing tree and took my photo – what more can I say?
10. An abundance of rose blooms
11. Indoors, and tips on this white Phalaenopsis were sought: after flowering completely remove the spike and allow a rest period with reduced feeding and watering
12. Mid-morning coffee went down well
13. At least one person has a hat on!
14. Weigela (coraeensis)
15. Hosta blooms shown off by Eucomis foliage
16. Blossom of Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica)
17. Security was tight and mostly inobtrusive
