When I turned my gaze away from the rhododendrons, vivid bursts of yellow, white and purple caught my eye: I had just walked into a patch of primulas and primroses.
In the meadow's second year, a succession of blooms has already appeared, starting in spring with evening primroses (Oenethera speciosa) and white yarrows (Achillea millefolium) and orange blanketflowers (Gaillardia aristata) blooming now.