Flowers can brighten up any day. After the tough week at work that I have had this week, I need a bit of brightening up! I hope I can also cheer you up with these flowers too.

So, the roses are in their last flush before we prune them back in winter. Many of them are looking fab, I have to say and I hope that you agree.

These pretty little flowers are from Arbutus unedo or the strawberry tree.

This is a fringe flower, or Loropetalum chinense. I usually see these kept as small shrubs, but this one has grown to the size of a small tree. I love these pretty little flowers.