Scottish bluebells

I am currently working on a bluebell-inspired design for my forthcoming YOKES collection. I am certainly not short of inspiration, as you currently can’t move for bluebells round here. Discovering these lovely flowers blooming in the woods and hills around me this Spring has really been an unexpected delight. On every walk, I seem to discover a new patch. . .

. . . around the Carbeth huts . . .

. . .through the hedgerow at the top of my garden . . .

. . .across the loch . . .

. . . and along the North-facing slopes of the Blane valley.

All the woodland paths are illuminated with their hazey-blue glow

And in dappled sunlight, they seem lit from within.

Clearly I have not had my fill of bluebells, as yesterday we visited Glen Finglas in search of more. (I drove the van over Duke’s Pass, which was excellent steering experience)

I can completely understand why this glen is listed as one of the best bluebell woods in Scotland.

This is a deciduous wood, and the bluebells bloom at the same time that the oaks are coming into leaf. The contrast between the fresh, pale green of the oak leaves and the deep bluey-purple of the bluebells rising from the woodland floor is really quite spectacular.

In clearings uninterrupted by trees, the bluebells intermingle with white stitchwort and take on a lovely meadow-like appearance.

I had plenty of time to study the Glen Finglas bluebells with my camera.

Now I can get back to my knitted bluebells!