A cornus kousa in full 'flower'

The white "flowers" are actually bracts. The flower is the little bit in the very centre.

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A sunny day - just right for Kew Gardens!

June 20th 2012
We’ve been keeping a weather eye on the Met Office’s forecasts lately. Rain, you see, has become a regular feature of daily life here in England in recent months. Lots and lots of the wet stuff. The best day last week – let me rephrase that: the only day without rain last week - was forecast to be Wednesday. So Wednesday it would be. You must have good weather for an outing to the Royal Bota ... read more

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