May is the month of Umbellifers when Queen Anne’s lace decorates the hedgerows with it’s delicate charm.
Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ (Korean lilac)
Lilac time has come early this year – the warm, dry April has encouraged many shrubs into flowering.
Crataegus monogyna – Common Hawthorn
A tree steeped in folklore, Hawthorn is tolerant of a wide range of situations
Smyrnium perfoliatum (Perfoliate Alexanders)
I love the bright zing that the euphorbia family bring to the spring garden.
Euphorbia polychroma ‘Midas’
A plant that is so full of spring zest that it makes you feel energised just looking at it. Well, I do anyway!