I am going to join in with Dawn’s Festival of Spring which will last for 10 -12 weeks in celebration of this season and share something that is happening in or around my neighbourhood each week.

If you visit Cornwall during the early spring you may be fooled into thinking that the masses of white nodding flowers growing in the hedgerows are white bluebells. They often grow among the blue ones, but if you sniff closely you will discover a very distinct onion smell.

Three Cornered Leeks or Wild Onion (Allium triquetrium) gets its name because of the triangular stem. It is a heavily invasive member of the allium family which has a chive and leek flavour and can be used in any recipe calling for either of these ingredients. Although it grows throughout my garden I rarely use it in cooking.