Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, purple spikey flower.

Musk thistle, Carduus nutans, purple spikey flower.

Knapweed, Black knapweed, Centaurea nigra, with Marbled White butterfly.

Knapweed, Black knapweed, Centaurea nigra, with Marbled White butterfly.

Crab apple, Malus 'Cardinal', branch covered in pink blossoms.

Magnolia, Magnolia 'Gold Star', close up deatil of the flower.

Magnolia, Magnolia 'Gold Star', close up deatil of the flower.

Honesty, Lunaria annua, close up of the translucent papery seedpods.

Honesty, Lunaria annua, close up of the translucent papery seedpods.

Honesty, Lunaria annua, close up of the translucent papery seedpods.

Spurge, Mediterranean spurge, Euphorbia characias wulfenii.

Beech , Copper beech, Fagus sylvatica purpurea, bronze coloured leaves on tree.