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  • Lesser celandine: greeting the sun

    March 15, 2016 /

    Star-like flowers of pure yellow welcome the first spring sunshine

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    Birdsong and light

    January 31, 2026

    Marsh marigold: the yellow plant of Beltane

    April 29, 2016

    Golden saxifrage

    April 6, 2018
  • The primrose: herald of spring

    March 6, 2014 /

    In March, the sweet yellow heads of primroses start to appear in the hedgerows. As one of the first signs of spring, they make a heartwarming sight!

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    Before the rain

    April 10, 2022

    The trees of Dollar Glen

    August 25, 2014

    Looking for catkins at Ballachuan

    January 22, 2023
  • Windflowers – tears of Aphrodite

    May 17, 2013 /

    According to a Greek legend, wood anemones - or windflowers - sprang up where the tears of Aphrodite fell. A lovely story, although she must have wept quite a lot, poor girl!

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    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013

    Back to the Garvellachs

    October 1, 2024

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 2013
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