It was only a few days ago I wrote about Iris 'Blue Note' (Reticulata) but my friend had such a lovely display of this small, early bulb, protected by a frame of Cornus alba (dogwood) stems, that here it is again!
These containers had great ‘cages’ made from the colourful woven stems of Salix (willow) and Cornus (dogwood) species. The planting included the pale coloured flowers of Narcissus 'Thalia' (daffodil) and contrasting dark purple blooms of a Helleborus x hybridus cultivar.