It is a perfect bouquet of pink and blue with spotted foliage. Prior to that, there was a clump of snowdrops, followed by bluebells. I have yet to see any signs of last years Columbine which should have seeded itself. The woodland garden looks quite different this year than last. It seems to be a transitory area where plants come and go.
Plants emerge and then retreat to the safety of the soil or drift to another area.
Plants that have this short time of appearance and transitory nature are called ephemeral. Lately I've been planting native plants to see if they thrive in the habitat I'm calling a woodland. Every so often I remove undesirable or invasive plants, but otherwise I try to leave it alone like a natural woodland. Summer weeds such as lambs quarters and crabgrass are germinating like mad because they don't mind it dry and they need the heat. Crabgrass will have a strangle hold unless you move quickly.