The spring bouquet under the Corylopsis is vivid with colour now.
Among the blooms are double pink Hellebore 'Amethyst Gem', blue Anemone blanda and a creamy yellow species tulip, T. turkestanica. At the back are the pale green bells of Helleborus foetidus 'Wester Flisk'
Along the side of the house the primula-like flowers of Cardamine trifoliata shine crisply white in the shade.
At least I think that's what it is. The leaves are not three-lobed so it might be a different species.
Nearby is Ranunculus 'Brazen Hussy', with suitably bold yellow daisies above its dark, polished leaves.
It would probably flower better in more sun, but I'm wary of the spreading tendencies of its family. Here, with a concrete pathway on one side and a fence on the other, I've got it safely confined, I hope.
The flowers on Salix 'Melanostachys', which I mentioned a week ago, are fading already from black to silvery-grey with red tips, but are just as pretty. It will be a lovely spring bloomer when it puts out a few more stems.
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