Candelabra tree, Euphorbia candelabrum, Side view of several ridged spikey columns in sunlight against a blue sky.

Quince, Cydonia oblonga, Close side view of one opening white flower and leaves.

Quince, Cydonia oblonga, Close top view of one opening white flower and leaves.

Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Shindeshojo', Close view of overlapping orange red leaves overexposed against white.

Foxglove tree, Paulownia tomentosa, Purple flowers on a panicle on a tree in the spring.

Glory bush, Tibouchina urvilleana, Purple flower with prominent stamen on an evergreen shrub.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant harvest of purple sloe berries and a few leaves from the shrub.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant harvest of purple sloe berries.

Oak, Quercus robur, Acorns growing on the branches of tree in late summer.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant purple sloe berries growing on a shrub in the autumn in the New Forest.

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, Abundant purple sloe berries growing on a shrub in the autumn in the New Forest.

Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, A field with furrows of lavender leading to countryside behind and blue cloudy sky above.