Mediterranean Spurge

It was too cold for any significant insect activity in the garden today, despite the availability of plenty of flowers. On a warm day Mediterranean Spurge attracts many insects. It seeds fairly freely in our garden, although individual plants are relatively short-lived. 

It was Pete's sixty-sixth birthday today, which we celebrated in a low-key sort of way. We managed an afternoon trip to the garden centre to buy a couple of Lavender plants to replace ones that had become too large and woody. Sarah and Ben baked him a delicious rhubarb frangipane tart, which followed a mostly home-cooked oriental meal. It was fragrant with cardamom and arrived at the table complete with birthday candles!