Ivy
Joy’s excellent photos of Red Admiral butterflies topping up on nectar from Ivy flowers suggested that Ivy, which is just now coming into flower, would be a good topic for further exploration. Ivy can present problems, as when it gets into the tops of trees and makes them more vulnerable to winter gales, and when it forms a continuous cover on the ground, excluding all other growth. However, when growing on a south facing rock outcrop or tree trunk, receiving enough sunshine,
