May is my favorite month, because that’s when England is bursting with blooms everywhere. All my favorites come out: bluebells, wisteria, laburnum, and rhododendrons. But this year they were all late, due to our extra cold spring.

Bluebell woods at Nymans in West Sussex
Bluebell woods at Nymans in West Sussex

The bluebells were fantastic, despite their late arrival. Even my dog got in on the bluebell action:

Sparky sits at attention in Wendover Woods
Sparky sits at attention in Wendover Woods
Some nice wisteria growing on a white stucco exterior.
Some nice wisteria growing on a white stucco exterior.
These lovely lilacs were at Avebury in Wiltshire.
These lovely lilacs were at Avebury in Wiltshire.

Not all my favorite flowers are blue. Some are orange, or even yellow!

Azaleas at Nymans
Azaleas at Nymans
This tulip at Nymans is just about perfect.
This tulip at Nymans is just about perfect.

Another “flower” blooms in May, and it’s also one of my favorites: Rape (or rapeseed, if you will) blooms in May, and when you’re driving in the countryside you see bright fields glowing with yellow flowers. Rapeseed is made into oil—the same oil we know in the US as “canola oil” is called rapeseed oil here. Who knew it was so lovely when it blooms?

Rapeseed growing in Avebury
Rapeseed growing in Avebury

Now it’s June, and summer flowers are starting to appear. I’ll try to get more photos of those in a couple of weeks.

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