The sky on Saturday morning was a clear blue and spring has definitely arrived. The Rhododendrons and Magnolias in the copse certainly think so.
![The Copse from the South, Corolopsis sinensis var. calvensis providing the flash of yellow to the right.](http://stories.rbge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Corolopsis-sinensis-var.-calvensis-1952.0144-A-Image00003-300x225.jpg)
The Copse from the South, Corylopsis sinensis var. calvensis providing the flash of yellow to the right.
The fantastic light was a great opportunity to take some photos of some of the most colourful plants in the collection.
![Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii 1969.8565 A](http://stories.rbge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Rhododendron-oreodoxa-var-fargesii-1969.8565-A-Image00007-1024x768.jpg)
Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii 1969.8565 A
- Helleborus orientalis ‘Winter Queen’ 2005.0435 A
Many of the flowers of the Rhododendron floccigerum were on the floor already. This seemed strange. Had they been blown off by a strong wind or damaged by a frost overnight ? The cause of the fallen flowers was soon noticed but is deserving of its own post.