Iris, Iris reticulata 'Harmony', Mass of purple coloured flowers.

Hellebore, Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Ellen White', Side view a simple arrangement of open flower and one partially open, cut out against white.

Hellebore, Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Ellen White', Side view of one open flower and one partially open, cut out against a textured cream brown background.

Early crocus, Crocus tommasinianus, Side view of two pale mauve open flowers showing yellow stamens, rising out of soft focus grass background.

Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's purple', Close side view of several to right hand side of frame, one picked out in sharp focus.

Crocus tommasinianus 'Barr's purple', Close side view of several, one picked out in sharp focus.

Anemone 'Wild Swan', Very close abstract graphic view of central stamens surrounded by soft focus mauve and white petals.

Bluebell, English bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta with Hart's tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris and others, emerging in spring, in an enchanting woo...

Fern, Hart's tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium with shuttlecock fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris and others, unfurling in spring, in a garden with natural dry stone wall.

Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea flowerhead showing stamen, two bees are collecting pollen from it.

Masterwort, Astrantia major 'Pink penny', close up side view of pink and green flower head.

Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, Close view of pale pink sharp focus flower with others on the stem soft behind, Staffordshire, England.