Our flower season runs from mid March to early November with the beginning and the end of the season being the least predictable in terms of what’s available. There are so many wonderful varieties of British flowers, unique to when they bloom - there’s not much more evocative of a time or place than seasonal flowers.

What’s in season, month by month, is detailed in the galleries below. The pictures are taken as is with no filters applied so that you can see the true colours.

March marks a tentative start to the flower season as the weather is often unpredictable: sometimes tulips bloom and sometimes they are buried beneath snow. Flowers in this month are particularly ethereal, delicate treasures that emerge valiantly after winter has passed. A few brave brides have opted to go for seasonal flowers in March and not been disappointed but they were particularly flexible and keen on narcissus, hyacinths, hellebores, blossom and early tulips. Wreaths and funeral tributes feature flowers still on the bulb.

April is always a bit of a relief as the garden explodes in colour and texture and there is suddenly a huge range to choose from. You needn’t opt for characteristic Easter pastels, although this is an option - one of my favourite colour schemes is Autumn in Spring featuring dark, almost black tulips. Tulips feature heavily but there may also be ranunculus, camassia, lilacs and wildflowers like forget me nots, depending on how cold it is. It’s one of the few seasons where you can have blue as well as deep reds and burgundies.