Closeup photo-taken by amb-of a cluster of tiny, white Bridal Wreath blossoms on a small branch of what once was an enormous, flower-full shrub. Time, terrible weather patterns, some pruning but also the interference of other, wild plants have reduced our beautiful Bridal Wreath bush to a few sprigs, but at least we are starting to see them return a bit with these pretty little flowers. They really are such tiny blooms: each with 5 roundish white petals surrounding pale yellow centres which hold the stamens & stigma bees & other pollination will flock to. Their little leaves are ovate-pointed at each end. But in this photo this particular, thin branch of Bridal Wreath has become entangled with the variegated-leaved branches of our Weigela shrub, which will-hopefully-be full of its own pink flowers later in Spring. Still, we are grateful to see any flowers at all appear on what’s left of a once burgeoning Bridal Wreath shrub. Though the flowers are tiny, every one of them holds precious pollen for bees, etc. And, small as they are, they’re simply lovely & delicate wee blossoms…still surviving somehow after many years in our small garden hedgerow, still growing beside the wooden fence. 🙏Please Garden for Wildlife, however you can. You don’t have to have a garden. Potted flowering plants can help, as will a dish of water-kept clean & refreshed often. Anything you can do can make such a difference. I say it so often, but that’s because it’s that important a message: as habitats rapidly disappear, wildlife -that means everything from garden birds to bees, snails, slugs, worms & so many forms of Life that are absolutely vital to the ecosystem-need all the help we can give them.🙏~💞
Tiny Bridal Wreath #blossoms have returned to our small back #garden #hedgerow These pretty little #flowers pack a punch when it comes to helping #bees & other pollinators. This is a wee sprig still growing fr/what was a huge #shrub The variegated🍃are fr/a Weigela. #Garden4Wildlife #photography -amb