Yesterday morning, the bells of St Helen’s church were ringing for a continuous period of about three hours – a full peal. People were about to prepare for the Kennington Memory Club event with cream teas and stalls in St Ethelwold’s Garden. A blackbird was singing.

This was the blackbird.

The view of St Helen’s church tower from where the bells rang out.

The Kennington Memory Club event through the wildflower bed.

The garden has been used several times in June for community events.

Even when there is no event there will be people sitting, reading, or chatting in the garden among all the flowers.

The peace pole stands proudly amidst a flower bed bursting with shades of pink. The volunteer gardeners have carried out Simon’s wish to give this bed a pink theme this year.

This morning, the volunteers were hard at work, their shears trimming and their hands planting. One volunteer was cutting the edges around Mark’s Wildflower Meadow.

A few days ago, the garden room and the hut at the end of the garden hosted art as part of Oxfordshire Art Weeks

The garden is currently full of blooms and out of these tower irises and foxgloves.

A bumblebee flies among the flowers, contributing to the process of pollination.

High up in the branches of a large tree, a blackbird pours out its song.

April has brought more floral beauty to St Ethelwold’s Garden. The tulips have been a magnificent display this year, with stunning pink blooms in the bedding around the Peace Pole. An addition by the late volunteer gardener, Simon, – a small path across this bed – has been useful, allowing visitors to easily walk around the pole

While some tulips show the effects of late-April winds and rain, many others remain in full glory.

The wisteria vine near the entrance is a cascade of blossoms as the leaves unfurl. Fruit trees are also blossoming.

The arrival of irises adds another interesting shape and colour to the garden.

On this sunny morning, the dedication of the volunteer gardeners was evident as they worked around the different flower beds. Their efforts were accompanied by a melodious blackbird and robin.

A cabbage white butterfly flitted amongst the wildflowers in the dedicated wildflower bed. Other wildflowers grew on unmowed areas of lawn.

Half a dozen visitors enjoyed the peaceful atmosphere, some seated and soaking in the sun’s rays, while others explored the various corners of the garden.