Marbled white

A common north downs butterfly. (melanargia galathea)

Alan calls this the hedgehog flower

Orchids

The last of the wild pyramidal orchids on the north Downs. They are almost over now, but have been lovely. (anacamptis pyramidalis)
Taken on a camera phone - so not the best photo!

The small scabious scabiosa columbaria. This description fits this North Downs plant, but it is flowering in June.

What is that?

This weird thing caught my attention. It looked almost metallic, like a pair of tweezers when I first saw it. The inside of the pod is so silvery against the black exterior, which looks like the handles of the tweezers! Much too rich an imagination.

Knapweed and friends.

More of these lovely Common Knapweed on the North Downs. Here they are experiencing a visit from the Marbled white, melanargia galathea and, I think, two Narrow-bordered five spot Burnet moths, zygaena lonicerae.

Gatekeepers on the North Downs

I think these are Gatekeepers - but I found two names: maniola tithonus and pyronia tithonus.

Celtic headstone

Peony at Ballyknocken

And another

Irish Rose

More of the Orchids

The orchids have grown so tall.

Gordons College

Gordons College rose looking lovely after some sunny weather. Plenty of buds just bursting out as well as full blooms looking like can-can dancers.

Best in show

The Daily Telegraph sponsored this garden by Ulf Nordfjell

Echoes of Japan

This had echoes of Chihuly for me.

More Fireworks

Juicy Strawberries!

Here they are!

More Plasticine

Check out those fabulous Koi carp. A rare thing at Chelsea and so colourful!
Fancy a juicy strawberry?

Pinks and Blues in a Silver Garden

This romantic planting comes from the QVC Garden at CFS and won a silver medal.

Sundews

As seen at Chelsea Flower Show, these lovely sundews are Drosera Slackii, an evergreen rosetted sundew endemic to the Cape Region of South Africa. If you want to know more, visit The International Carnivorous Plant Society.

Grenada at Chelsea

Not so much a window box, more a firework display!
The stand won Grenada's seventh Gold medal at CFS.

Pure white Peony