Let’s see your pictures of spring.

[Mark Bolam]

[David Cropper]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

Please tell me that isn't cider and blackcurrant? Philistine!  You need horsewhipping, dragged through the streets then horsewhipped again.

[Mark Bolam]

I’m having a night off the drink, it’s only 4%.

Counts as part of my 5-a-day as well.

[David Cropper]

2 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

I’m having a night off the drink, it’s only 4%.

Counts as part of my 5-a-day as well.

I think you've been living in the south for too long drinking a tart's drink. 

[HuntingHicap]

1 hour ago, David Cropper said:

Please tell me that isn't cider and blackcurrant? Philistine!  You need horsewhipping, dragged through the streets then horsewhipped again.

Add lager, rum and in some places vodka to it, you can call it red diesel ?

[ABtrees]

3 hours ago, Paul in the woods said:

I know that plant as the parasitic purple thing, a quick google reminds me it's purple toothwort. Wiki says it's know as clandestine in France, is that true?

Very good Paul.  Clandestine is exactly what it is.  I like the idea it is a holoparasite (according to Wiki) - it has neither leaves or chlorophyll and gets all the nutrients it requires from the host.  It favours Willow or Poplar but will parasite many other species apparently.  ( The wiki link is here :

Lathraea clandestina - Wikipedia

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

 if anyone is interested).   For me it is almost fungus-like it flowers only appear in the spring and a bit like a truffle, it attaches to the root of the tree and the largest part of it remains below ground.

[gary112]

fields of gold ?

[Mark Bolam]

[AJStrees]

[Ratman]

 

Strawberries going well

 

 

Acer thrown some leaves out within the day

 

 

Camellia Dr King budding away nicely

 

 

Apple tree in blossom and coming along nicely again.

 

Be glad to get everything in to proper borders and out of pots by next year.