Pink and Blue

I love woodland flowers and here is a selection of colourful blooms from my recent visit to Towneley. They are Primula, Forget Me Not and an emerging Rhododendron. I don't know what the third picture is so if anyone can help please leave a comment.

New Blooms

A few more blooms from Bodnant today, the first picture I love, showing the delicate new tendrils of Clematis with the fine downy fur covering the new shoots, giving the promise of fresh green leaves and abundant beautiful flowers.

The next two shots are of different varieties of Primula, both were growing in the shade of larger shrubs. I love the central yellow star at the centre of these lovely woodland flowers but I particularly love the delicate heart shaped petals.

For those who have seen my blog in the past the flower in the final image needs no introduction but for newcomers I can tell you it is Turkish Glory of the Snow, I first saw this in the gardens at Chirk Castle and I posted some pictures about three weeks ago, why not go back and have a look and compare them and see which you prefer.

Emerging Blooms

The  title of the post today is "emerging blooms" and follows the theme signs of spring started yesterday.

The first picture is of what I think is a Primula and I like the dark blue and bright yellow centre and the way the petals are unfurling.

The following three pictures are of daffodils at different stages of development, I like the bright colour and I like the fleshy texture of the new tips.  I also like the way the light shines through the fully extended petals.  Another glorious reminder of the coming spring.

Tomorrow I will be posting a few pictures of the birds visiting the walled garden, I hope you come back to have a look...