Salvia officinalis Sage Mauve subject Mauve b/g

Tulip, Tulipa 'Miranda', Close up of orange coloured flower.

Almond, Prunus dulcis blossom, One twig with three white flowers with pink stamens against blue sky.

Tulip, Tulipa, Tip of a pink flwer with a droplet of water.

Hosta, Spring shoots of a mature plant sprouting up among cut off spent stems of the previous year.

Cardoon, Cynara cardunculus, A winter seedhead topped with melting snow turning into an icicle.

Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Verbena bonariensis skeleton covered with snow.

Ferns overhanging a small pool or stream which is reflecting the blue sky above in its rippled surface.

Cherry, Prunus avium, flowering sprig of Wild Cherry seen from behind backlit by spring sun.

Spurge, Sikkim Spurge, Euphorbia sikkimensis, A mass of bright red new shoots emerging in the spring.

Black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum, A group of new shoots and leaves emerging in the spring.

Crocus, Crocus vernus, A spring scene of several purple flowers with minature daffodiils in soft focus in the foreground.