In March we step fully into Spring. It is a lighter brighter month often accompanied with blustery winds which make it feel like Spring is rushing in and clearing out the winter cobwebs.  It’s the month when the green returns outdoors.

For me, yellow is all about optimism, cheerfulness. Word I associate with the spring season too, so it seems fitting that so many of April’s flowers are yellow. Dandelions and cowslips are two of my wild, seasonal favourites

We’ve done it. We’ve made it to Spring!

It’s been a long time coming this year but now that we've passed the Vernal Equinox, it’s officially Spring. Outdoors, there’s real energy as the increasing light invigorates the natural world. Hibernation is over and life really gets going!

Pussy willow is one of the first signs of spring and it’s great to see those furry little buds popping up in the hedgerows in March. But what is pussy willow? I’ve been finding out more about this lovely seasonal phenomenon

March comes blustering in bringing with it good news because this is the month when green returns to the outdoors - hurrah! It’s also the month when the clocks change bringing more daylight to our evenings. Outdoors new life is emerging everywhere.

If like me you get excited about the first whiff of Spring in early February, then it can be tough reaching the middle of the month and realising it still feels like winter! But we’re definitely moving towards Spring!

With the advent of May and the Celtic Festival of Beltane, I feel the year is starting to race away. The seasons gain momentum, nature ramps up and I can’t keep up with all the growth and change - is there such a thing as Nature FOMO?

I can’t help but notice that many of the wildflowers in spring are yellow. There are cowslips and celandines, daffodils and dandelions, primrose, aconites and gorse – even the pollen on the pussy willow is a vibrant yellow.

Certainly, the yellow blooms of late March and April stand out against all the fresh new green growth. But is there more too it? Is there a reason for the prevalence of yellow out in the wild now?

It’s the Spring or Vernal Equinox on 20 March and one of the most reviving sights at this time of year is the white blossom which starts to appear in our hedgerows. It is a real heralder of spring.