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Happy Spring
Here in the UK, we have enjoyed some sunny spring weather (finally) and the blossom is wonderful. Magnolias seem to have had a bumper year – I’ve spotted some stunning magnolia trees on the Strand in London and in local gardens.
Driving across the Somerset Levels the other day, I felt the verges were looking remarkably yellow, with absolutely loads of lesser celandine, alongside dandelions, naturalised daffodils, forsythia, and a ditch full of marsh marigold, for which I just had to stop the car and get out to admire and photograph.
The abundance of yellow made me wonder about yellow flowers. Apparently yellow flowers have more nectar. With bees and other insects emerging from hibernation in need of food, is this a r…