Suddenly everything is in flower, from the last of the wild daffodils to the first bluebells and early purple orchids. Today I saw violet, wood sorrel, wood anemone celandine, stitchwort ramsons, speedwell, hairy bitter cress, bluebells and orchids all within the space of a few feet. Some of the wetter bits are clothed in golden saxifrage and the marsh marigolds are just coming into flower too. I suspect spring will really be just that - a tight coil of flowerings which explodes and is gone within weeks. We'll have to be quick to make the most of it now.
