Cowslip! an exciting find on the Boggy Brae

As I walked round the top of the front bank to get some tool or other, I squeaked with surprise and delight to find a cowslip growing near to where I planted everlasting sweet pea (which I think has given up the ghost). Woohoo!

I brought some cowslip seed up from Oxfordshire when we moved up here but it did not take, so it's lovely to see this one plant. I've put a chicken wire cage around it so that the roe deer don't scoff it. They scoffed all the very healthy-looking astilbe shoots the other day. Sigh.

The plant is quite small, just 3-4cm tall at the moment.

I can't remember what it was I was going to get so I shall retrace my steps to where I was working and see if I get any inspiration.

Meanwhile, the single pale Lesser Celandine has put in its appearance again, and my favourite primula (apart from the wild P.veris and P.vulgaris of course!).