Early Spring blooms

Few things lift my heart quite like Spring's pioneers when they raise their beautiful heads from the cold ground.

Residents

The garden has a number of established early birds.

Snowdrops are up first, naturally:

We also have a giant variety:

Next up, the crocuses/crocii:

They're jewel-like in the low sunshine.

So chuffed this garden came with hellibores:

Still no clue what this shrub is: 

For most of the year it has kept on producing these clusters of white/pink flowers that go on to produce deep purple berries. What a trooper.
Update: Ali says Viburnum Tinus :)

Newcomers

On to things we've added since we moved in.

Hubby's pansies have soldiered through the Winter:

The 1st flowers have appeared in the 3 tier bulb pot I did last Autumn:

Many more to come, with any luck :)