Plume thistle, Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum', close up of buds.

Grassnut, Triteleia laxa, an umbel showing buds and open flowers.

Masterwort, Astrantia major, flower close up with bee collecting nectar.

Masterwort, Astrantia major, flower close up with bee collecting nectar.

Masterwort, Astrantia major, flower close up with bee collecting nectar.

Masterwort, Astrantia major, close up.

Aster novi-belgii 'Chequers', 2 open flowers.

Thrift, Armeria juniperifolia 'alba', close up.

Marguerite daisy, Argyranthemum frutescens 'Cornish gold', close up.

Marguerite daisy, Argyranthemum frutescens 'Cornish gold' ,close up.

Anemone multiifida, fluffy seedheads.

Allium 'Globemaster' flowerhead close up showing star shaped florets.

Anemone hupehensis var. japonica, Side on view of a single pink japanese anemone, shot against a painterly effect green background.

Japanese anemone, Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert', close up view showing orange stamen.

Poppy, Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird', red flowers amongst others that have finished flowering.

Dahlia, yellow flower with Painted Lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui.

Oriental lily, Lilium 'Hotline', several pink edged flowers.

Hosta, spikey flowerhead not yet opened.

California poppy, Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King', overhead view of pink flower showing yellow stamen with leaf in soft focus behind.

Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta 'Moreno', orange tinged mahogony flower showing ring of yellow stamens around the black cone.

Alstroemeria 'Perfect blue', flowers against soft focus background.

Trifolium, Clover, Nobel clover, Trifolium rubens.

Burnet, Sanguisorba 'White Tanna', which flowers from the bottom upwards.

Rose, Rosa 'Erfurt', side on view of a half open flower.