Wild Primrose

Now that the days have lengthened, lots of plants are developing rapidly and some are already flowering. The Scottish wildflower seed mix that we sowed in 2014 on the bank area below Crow Wood contained Primrose seed, but it was not until 2017 that the first plants began to show their presence with their beautiful pale-yellow blooms. The plants have come back each year since then and some, beside the stone wall, are now large enough to be easily seen from the path up to Ross Avenue These photographs of the largest plant were taken on the 21st March this year but there are others now emerging from among the grasses elsewhere, especially under the flowering cherry trees at the start of the path. So, pause in your exercise walk and enjoy these early flowers.