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Cardiocrinum giganteum. Melplash Court, Bridport, Dorset, UK
Papaver lateritium. Hidden Valley Nursery, Old South Heale, High Bickington, north Devon, UK
Lychnis flos-cuculi with L. flos-cuculi var. albiflora mixed in. Hidden Valley Nursery, Old South Heale, High Bickington, north Devon, UK
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana cultivar. Sir Harold Hillier Gardens/Hampshire County Council, Romsey, Hants, UK
Erythronium citronella. Greencombe, Porlock, Somerset, UK
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Cyrille'. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens/Hampshire County Council, Romsey, Hants, UK
Rubus cockburnianus 'Golden Vale'. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens/Hampshire County Council, Romsey, Hants, UK
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Robert'. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens/Hampshire County Council, Romsey, Hants, UK
Vivid metallic green flies on Chrysanthemum carinatum flowers. Hilltop, Stour Provost, Dorset, UK
Blue inflorescence of Fascicularia bicolor. Hidden Valley Nursery, Old Souith Heale, High Bickington, north Devon, UK
Dahlia 'Sakura Fubuki' edged with frost in October
Agave stricta, the Hedgehog Agave. Ventnor Botanic Garden, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK
Deep red purple foliage of Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' edged with October frost
Aster 'Little Carlow' (AGM). Sir Harold Hillier Gardens/Hampshire County Council, Romsey, Hants, UK
Solenostemon 'Kentish Fire'
Allium 'Mount Everest'. Beechenwood Farm, Odiham, Hants, UK
Pink, semi-double bloom of Camellia 'Leonard Messel' (C. reticulata x C. x williamsii 'Mary Christian'). Trehane Nursery, Wimborne, Dorset, UK
Dark purple double aquilegia. Beechenwood Farm, Odiham, Hants, UK
Scented Clematis x triternata 'Rubromarginata'. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Iris 'Devil's Spoon', known as a doiuble space ager as it has both horn and a spoon. The Iris Garden, Bridport, Dorset, UK
Distinctive striped flower and prominent stamens of Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Chive flower, Allium schoenoprasum.
Spider within web on spikey flower of Eryngium x zabelii. Snape Cottage, Chaffeymoor, Bourton, Dorset, UK
Rosa omeiensis pteracantha. Snape Cottage, Chaffeymoor, Bourton, Dorset, UK
Nectaroscordum siculum. Caervallack Farm, St Martin, Helston, Cornwall, UK
New bronze leaves of Rodgersia podophylla. Minterne, Minterne Magna, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AU, UK
New shoots emerge from the hollow stem of Leycesteria formosa Golden Lanterns = 'Notbruce'. Sir Harold Hillier Gardens/Hampshire County Council, Romsey, Hants, UK
Opening anemone form flower of Camellia japonica 'Shikibu'. Trehane Nursery, Wimborne, Dorset, UK
Fritillaria persica buds. Broadleigh Bulbs, Taunton, Somerset, UK, March 2008
Blue green fleshy leaves of Agave americana. Trebah, Mawnan Smith, nr Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Brilliant autumn leaves and berries of Euonymus europaeus. Knoll Gardens, nr Wimborne, Dorset, UK
Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose' flowerhead. Knoll Gardens, nr Wimborne, Dorset, UK
Borage with bee, Borago officinalis. Kingston Maurward Gardens, Dorchester. Dorset, UK
Cycas revoluta. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, Abbotsbury, nr Weymouth, Dorset, UK
Echinacea purpurea with fine leaves of Miscanthus 'Morning light' behind. Broughton Buildings, Broughton, nr Stockbridge, Hants, UK
Vivid red fleshy leaves of Drosera slackii, a rosetted sundew deriving from South Africa. Hewitt-Cooper Carnivorous Plants, West Pennard, Somerset, UK
all images copyright Carole Drake