Belton House Orangery

Green  man

Agapanthus

I think this was labelled as "pineapple plant"

The flowers in more detail

Light and shade and general lushness

Thistle seeds

These seed heads were pretty big! Sibley Volcanic preserve, Ca.

Castle Ashby

The year turns

The seasons draw on apace.

Colours in Oakham on a dull day

All these pics taken on Aug 24th

Tilia - linden - lime tree blossom

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There are several huge lime trees around Allexton Church - a sweet scented flower, that I remember drinking in an infusion - tilleul.  Proust dipped his memory-stimulating madeleine in a tisane of lime flowers, and the tree is celebrated in Wilhelm Müller's Winterreise poem "Der Lindenbaum" set to music by Franz Schubert.

Plants and cobwebs

Plants in ice and snow

I don't think the snapdragons will survive the thaw

hellebore

we've got enough already, thank you