Along the road between the little seaside villages of Schull and Ballydehob in West Cork, the growth of wild flowers is at this moment so luxurious and beautiful that it is just like driving through a beautiful park. Bravo for not cutting or using herbicides on these roadsides. This, at the moment is very much discussed in Ireland. We want our roadsides to be beautiful, but most of all we want to take care of the disappearing bees and other insects, we realise how urgent this is today. The beauty of flowers along the roads lifts the heart of even the most unobservant driver, because you cannot but notice the wealth of it all. Today I was able to take a few shots of these roadside wild plants and flowers. Here are just some of them.
H.aurantiacum (Fox and Cubs) 
Montbretia just starting to flower
Thistles and ox-eyed daisies 
Buttercups
Woolly thistle 
Fuchsia, mainly found in hedges, but also growing wild
Wild Irish roses 
Rose of Sharron
agoyvaerts 
Gorgeous wilderness verges, Agnes. So good to let the wild flowers bloom.
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Just so hoping that it does not all get cut down within the next few weeks Tish.
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Lovely photos – Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you very much for your kind comment.
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They look lovely. Like you, we have more wild flowers now that there is no money to cut the roadside verges. The daisies are my favourite!
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You sure would love that stretch of road so Andrew, white with ox-eyed daisies 🙂
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So very beautiful
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Thank you very much Derrick.
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Your roadsides are so pretty with such a variety of plants. Here in Texas, we have been working on planting our highways with wildflowers and the results have been good.
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That is great, it seems that everywhere people are starting to realise that we must protect and nurture our natural world, our earth.
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It makes for a prettier world.
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Good for the soul 🙂
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I saw Montbretia growing wild in Cornwall last summer but have since learned that in Britain it is illegal to plant it in the countryside or deliberately let it out of your garden as it is invasive.
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Yes it is definitely an invasive plant, but it does not stop it being wonderfully colourful along the roadsides. But yes it can take over a bit.
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It would take over my garden if it could 😉
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Here it is the clinging cleavers that try that every year 🙂
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😊
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Love all the wildflowers! They are all very similar to what my parents have this time of year in the northeast U.S. (no fuchsia, alas). I always really liked finding the Fox and Cubs–my mom called it Devil’s Paintbrush. One of my other favorites for this time of year is the Flower-of-an-Hour…love your blog! Keep posting!
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Thank you very much for visiting and commenting on my blog, so nice to hear the experience and love of other nature lovers.
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Your pictures reminded me of visits to Kerry in the late summer, the verges filled with colourful fuschia and montbretia.
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Yes Philip Kerry is very beautiful and indeed famous for its fuchsias and montbretia. I glad it reminded me of your visit there.
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Always Very Nice to see xxx
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Thank you David 🙂
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Beautiful! g
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Thank you very much G.
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