Rosemoor

The RHS garden was looking in fine fettle on a slightly overcast day at the start of September.

Flowers of some kind of sempervivum Japanese anenome Clematis A god-knows-what in front of a cordyline... A rose .. by any other name .. ...would smell... ...as sweet. Allegedly. But not all were scented. The bizarre but beautiful toad lily. A bee feeding on sedum spectabile. Fading echinaceas still show their dramatic form. A red admiral on verbena bonariensis A clematis flower the size of a dinner plate! Dainty little climbing roses. A striking variety of crocosmia A huge rudbeckia Colourful... Small tortoiseshell on the michaelmas daisies John Downie crab apples Nobody home. Bamboo, but not a panda in sight. First sign of autumn? An elegant rosebud More toad lilies Crocosmia The centre of a huge scabious Beautifully soft foliage 02Sep2007 51 Sun dappling through the hydrangea Spot the hoverfly... (and the gentians) Striking leaves Smallflowers, but perfectly formed. A very tame robin... ... and a slightly ragged young sparrow A colour-blind shield bug fails to blend in. A face only the mother moorhen could love? A very showy water lily. The winter garden looks good all year round. The path looks like a stream bed. This border was scented as well as colourful. Another showy clematis.