First anemones

Imagine if you will a miniature damp meadow/woodland edge. There is dappled shade and lovely patches of sunshine, moisture but also places of warmth and dryness. In this micro climate, imagine anemones-not the jewel colours of the common cut flowers of Anemone coronaria, nor the welcome late blooming Japanese anemones, but the sapphire treasures of early spring, Anemone blanda.

Out in the wild woods, the delicate white anemone nemerosa are developing, but not flowering yet, but here in my tiny woodland edge border, the anemone blanda opened their first flowers today. Hopefully tomorrow there will be a picture.