Well, I we are back from Crete in the Spring. And what a different season to 2015, with species which we normally are too early to see putting on some great shows, like the showy white Paeoni clussii, Mirror Orchid or Ophrys iricolor and circular mats of blue-flowering alpine Anchusa caesitosa. Lots of sun, and lots of good food, too! Photos by Fiona Dunbar
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