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Ground covered on the visit above; location of the pictures below

The weather was changeable, one minute lowering purple grey clouds with spots of rain then blue skies fluffy clouds and sunshine. My anorak was on an off again and again. It was windy nearly all the time, so photography was difficult. There were lots of magnificent flowers, but the zinnias excelled.


Pity the stamens have been removed
Daisy Roots' display	W S Warmenhoven's alliums	Allium amethystinum 'Red Mohican'	Allium Sativum var. Ophioscorodon
		Rudbeckia	Wing-flapping owl
Another cheeky owl	A Cameron style mobile shed	Agapanthus and peacock	Boxed perennials in front of Hyde Hall
Echinacea	Hot planting	Dinner plate dahlia
	Saracenias
The mobile thrones were excellent	Potentilla Hopwoodiana	It was very windy!	Bullrushes
Gunnera manicata	Sweet potato flower	Can there be any pollen or nectar left?
Dwarf sunflower	A physalis sp.	1/400 at 3.5 so no wind effect	Pond