Walking through Valley Gardens near Windsor Great Park, you have to visit the rhododendron area.
Here you get to see rhododendrons of almost every shape, hue and variety.
I’ve managed to capture just six examples, now you must imagine tall bushes overflowing with blossoms with a heavy scented aroma.
We visited Wakehurst Place on Friday and it was there that I saw the first rhododendron flowers of the year.
Normally at this time all the rhododendrons would be as far as this, if not further, into their flowering cycle. The roads south of Reading are normally peppered with purple wild rhododendrons peering through the hedges with their mauve and lavender offerings.
Meanwhile our own rhododendrons have tightly closed buds and are showing no signs of coming into flower just yet.
Watching nature while walking 