I feel that spring is an explosion of life; after the dark days of winter plants almost seem happy to be back into growth and 'doing their' thing, and there is no better way to join in nature's celebration than by surrounding yourself with spring flowering plants.

For a long time I have been interested in spring flowering plants for more than just aesthetic reasons- here are plants that are perfectly adapted to take advantage of the short period of time between the 'end' of winter and the point where other plants out-compete them. Life is hard if you're a perennial or bulb living in a deciduous woodland- this ability to not only survive but thrive in the face of competition is just one more thing that impresses me about plants!

Arisaema kishidae, as glorious a spring flower as you could ever want!

Ben