#DailyPerennial - Anemone blanda. Sweet little Anemone, also known as windflower. There are a lot of great Spring 'blues' in the plant world, and this has to be one of my favourites. I've planted a bunch under my Quince tree and as it spreads, it will turn into a sea of blue that I can view as I look out my lounge window. #Florespondence #Plants #Spring

#DailyPerennial - Primula vulgaris. The common Primrose. You can find this everywhere in Spring, even along the banks of motorway, yet I never get bored of it. I've planted about 50 around the front and back gardens, and look forward to drifts of Primulas in future years. #Florespondence #Plants #Spring

#DailyPerennial - Anemonella thalictroides. A delightfully dainty little flower. Other names include 'Rue Anemone' and 'Mayflower'. It might look rather delicate, but this little plant will survive the hardest of winters. They count as alpines, so instead of growing them in a border, I grow this and other species in pots, which I then move around the garden to show off when they flower. #Alpines #Florespondence #Plants

#DailyPerennial - Narcissus Falconet. A later flowering narcissi, coming into bloom around early to mid-April. his is another fragrant narcissi and brightens the border after many other daffidols have faded. I have this along the path to the front door, so others can enjoy the colour and fragrance too. #Florespondence #Plants #Bulbs

#DailyPerennial - Myosotis sylvatica. The ever pretty common forget-me-not. Ok, some of you might say, isn't that a biennial? Well, yes, but it can also be a short-lived perennial. And despite it's diminutive size, it's well loved by bumblebees as well as butterflies. There is nothing common about M. sylvatica if you ask me.

#DailyPerennial: Tulipa 'Abu Hassan'. If you want to liven up a Spring border, T. Abu Hassan will do it. The colour palate of my front garden is to primarily use bright reds, yellows and oranges, with blues and purples, along with green foliage, as backing support. This is the most fabulous, totally over the top, flamboyant tulip, and I adore it. #Florespondence

#DailyPerennial - Fragaria x ananassa 'Samba'. It might not look like it, but this is a strawberry flower! This has smaller fruit than the typical strawberry, however, it also flowers and fruits for a much longer period, from April until about November. I'm growing this as one of the ground cover plants in my mini Forest Garden Border. Beautiful and edible - what a combination! #Florespondence #Plants #ForestGarden #Fruit

Easter #DailyPerennial - Pulsatilla vulgaris. It seemed appropriate to post the Pasqueflower, the Easter flower, on Easter Sunday. Do stroke this plant, the flowers and leaves. It's so tactile with it's silky fine hairs; like stroking a cat. Mmmm. Another purple flower :) #Florespondence #Plants

#DailyPerennial - Ajuga reptans 'atropurpurea'. I have this in my mini Forest Garden Border. It's a good evergreen mat-forming ground cover plant and helps cover bare soil so there are less weeds. Another one loved by bees. It also has purple leaves and flowers. I love purple. #Florespondence #Plants #ForestGarden

This is species tulip: Tulip Humilus Eastern Star. It's the last of the species tulips (meaning, closest to the wildest ones) flowering in my garden this year. Great colour, and loved by the bees. #Plants #Florespondence #DailyPerennial