Close-ups of flowers

Ooh, I might "need" one of those! Lovely!

 

Looks a bit like a dianthus ...

 

Aww. Thank you @On the Levels
Our new garden is providing some interesting surprises. Some we will keep, others may be replaced in time. But not this year.
I'm still trying to negotiate with OH where I can put the raspberry canes in the autumn. Hmmm!!

 

Sphaerocephalon - Drumstick

 

Erodium Spanish Eyes. Not a very good photo as I only use my mobile phone

 

Aquilegia



Apple blossom


Nectaroscordum - an impatient bud


First salvia


Chaenomeles

 

Just a wild guess but possibly a sedum of some kind.


Vestia foetida,


A polyanthus,

 

Anemone blandas starting to go over but with the sun out they do respond so well.

 

@Loofah Have you ever done a spore print from a fungus? If not give it a go. Remove the stalk carefully and lay the fruiting body face down onto some white paper and leave it safe for a day. Carefully lift the body of the paper and you find the print of the many thousands of spores that have dropped from the gills. Fascinating to see how many spores come from one plant. Wear thin gloves when touching the fungus if you don't know which one it is.

 

First Astrantia to flower this year. No idea which variety as ours just appear around the garden in all sorts of colours. I do like them.

 

Epiphyllum first flowers

 

I remember doing it at school.