Day: October 5, 2026

Firsts

Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold

– Robert Frost

I have been discovering the first flowers of the season in the garden.

Apple blossom
Nashi Pear
Cecile Brunner
Iris Japonica
Mexican daisy
Mexican snow ball
Aquilegia/Columbine/Granny’s bonnets
Freesias

And there is more to come:

First broad bean
Colour showing on the banksia rose
Elderflower