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Greater stitchwort

Greater stitchwort

Common in hedgerows locally. The notched petals are a sure sign of this species.

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Jack is the hedge

Jack is the hedge

Jack by the hedge growing so abundantly that it looked like a low hedge.

Jack is the hedge

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Foxglove flowers

Foxglove flowers

Shady spots preferred. These foxglove flowers were the first I noticed this year, by a hedge in Leasowes, Halesowen.

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Lady’s smock

Lady's smock

These were growing right on the edge of a canal bank.

Lady's smock

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Nine o’clock

Nine o'clock

The structure of the dandelion seeds with their feathery flight supports becomes easier to notice when only a few remain on the plant.

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Bluebells in a wood

Woodland bluebells

The densest display of bluebells I noticed in April was in a small wood by Four Ashes Road off the Stafford Road.

Woodland bluebells

Woodland bluebells