Signs of spring!

Primroses flowering by my front gate. A lovely welcome home every time I drive in!

I noticed two snowdrops at the end of the drive this morning.

Lovely hellebores out now, and lots of spring bulbs pushing through the soil. Spring will come and we will survive. The planet will go on turning.

Not so far advanced as last year though.

Lots of hazel catkins in the lane beside our houses. I hope it means lot of nuts in the autumn - we didn’t get any last year. I have crocuses and tete a tete daffs coming through in their pots.

Lovely Witzend.
Take a look on the 1000 words thread too. GN photographers are busy finding pictures to put on there.

A favourite

My daughter has told me that the snowdrops she planted last year are all out. Brave little flowers in the snow.

Snowdrops are out and wood anemones I planted last year are showing green growth. Roll on spring

I love to see the signs of spring each year.
We have just one hellebore plant, it's a beautiful white one that our DD bought us from Botanic garden 2 or 3 years ago, ( to replace a group of about 5 that we had bought the previous year that didn't even try to grow at all,.) It is in full bloom..
I look forward to all the spring flowers, I try to make a note in my diary when the first of each variety appear. ( see what an exciting life I lead,)..!!

I went out to look this afternoon - no snowdrops, primroses or anything except hellebores flowering here yet - but weirdly, and with no cloche, my rhubarb is coming up - really cheered me up to see inch high pink shoots!

What a treat to see new growth in the midst of turmoil. At least it signals hope. A lovely sight to see.

What a lovely thread Witzend. Signs of hope and lovely photos.
I’ll take my camera on tomorrow’s walk and see what I can find.

Primroses were out on Christmas day. This is becoming a regular feature in our village.

Lovely concept. All positive. Thank you contributors.

My Spring bulbs are poking their little shoots through the soil and snow and I've got one white hellebore in flower with a couple of others with buds on. No sign of snowdrops yet so I'm hoping that the squirrel hasn't nicked them.

There are early snowdrops in our churchyard. Very cheery.

Snowdrops and crocus are up here - but not yet flowering. Primroses have been in flower for a few weeks - and cyclamen just starting.

It's a bit warmer here on the edge of London. Spring is just around the corner - so heartwarming. I can't wait for the clocks to go forward!

Not in gardens or the countryside, but daffodils in all the supermarkets now, Spring can't be too far behind Got to love daffodils, you can't look at a vase full without smiling, or is that just me?
My cyclamen and primroses have been flowering constantly in the garden and bring great joy, but daffs in the supermarket......

And shortest day has gone.... every day is a little bit more sunlight.

A little suprise outside my front door today. ?