catch up

On the 18th of April I encountered a privet (Ligustrum vulgare) in a canal-side hedge.

On the second of May I visited the nearest National Trust property. Among the plants growing there (near the moat) was mourning widow (Geranium phaeum).

Last year I didn't record wood forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica) as a wasn't sure that it was wild. This year I've noticed it in a wider variety of location and have concluded it's as least as wild/naturalised as, say, corn poppy.

Last year, surprisingly I didn't encounter any plants of corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas, although there are usually some around. This year there are some present in the housing estate - of a form with black spots at the base of the petals.