first outdoor bulbs and some other flowers Spring 2014

My first Viola this spring

viola

crocus

crocus

The first crocus outdoors are always so exciting but it's very difficult to capture in photos.

crocus

these purple hyacinths (Delft Blue I believe) are just ready to burst

hyacinths

hyacinths

moving beyond bulbs (and it's stopped raining!), my first green alkanet

one of my first campanula

campanula

As the rain has finally stopped I've looked at what is coming up and seen lots of weeds! I thought I had eradicated the ground elder but found a few "seedlings", of course, spread by roots underground. And a few other seedlings which are easier to see now as so few other plants are growing. It's useful to know what the smallest seedlings are so that the weeds can be removed asap so I have added more images to the Weed Guide.