Bloomin' beautiful Banstead bluebells

I once read an article by Peter Cundall from Gardening Australia about how he once stumbled on a field of bluebells, and how the experience of lying in a field of bluebells had the most profound impact on him. Unfortunately I can't seem to find at the article anywhere, despite the internet being my answer to every question. Nevertheless, ever since reading that article, I have always wanted to experience a field of bluebells in moody and dappled British sunlight.

Well I finally got to tick bluebells off the bucket list, given that I serendipitously managed to arrive into London smack bang in the middle of bluebells season.

Having found a group of people on Meetup who were travelling down to Banstead Wood to see the bluebells, I tagged along. Banstead ended up being relatively close to Wimbledon (but still took about an hour and a half to get via public transport) and was more than I could have hoped for.

Despite raining the night before, there was no sign of rain. It did however, make for some awesome puddles, which I trampled through. There is proof in some of the pictures below, check out the state of my boots!

The bluebells only last about three weeks, so I was so lucky to get to see them. After all the amazing rhododendrons in Nepal, I didn't think I could be impressed with a floral display ever again. Turns out I was wrong, cause the bluebells were bloomin' beautiful.

xx

N

Look Mum - Polyanthus just growing wild and everything!

(last image courtesy of Julie Donovan © 2016)