Early spring

A couple of sunny spring days and the world is coming out of hibernation. delicate blossoms are decorating the hedgerows and yellow daffs are smiling up!

Muted Colours of Early Spring by Richard Thorn. Spring on the River Dart in Devon, available from Haddon Galleries, Torquay, Devon

The creative owners of this new Berkshire garden have staged a series of garden rooms, each one a composition in colour and form.

The spring hues are once again painting the ground of the earth.

Spring garden filled with pretty daffodils

cherry blossoms cover the ground in Nara, Japan (apr 2007)

Winter flowers aren't as rare as they sound: With the right planning and care, you can add pops of color to dormant beds and brighten up your landscaping even during the year's shortest and darkest days. Hellebores, camellias, cabbages, cyclamen, snowdrops, and the other pretty blooms here offer bright inspiration.

Smaller varieties of daffodils such as these 'February Gold' or 'Tête-à-tête' to welcome Spring

Masami Shirai on Instagram: "Cosmos flowers with sunrise and sea of clouds🌸☁️🌅 in the background at Hana no Station Sera in Hiroshima prefecture. This is a tourist farm spread out on a vast hill where you can enjoy various flower scenes from spring to autumn. In October, a sea of clouds can be seen on mornings when the conditions (weather, temperature and humidity) are right. The endless sea of clouds was beautiful. — 🌸The best time to see cosmos flowers : between early and late October…

No matter how you feel, some people have a strong aversion to wearing outside clothes while sitting on their beds. But is it really unsafe to do so? Here, an infectious disease and laundry expert weigh in.