Spring has now officially arrived and with the recent warm weather we've been having, our flowers are starting to make a welcome appearance.

Snowdrops and daffodils have already been spotted across the country.

So as we welcomed in the end of the winter season we asked you to take part in our monthly photo challenge, launched earlier this year in partnership with our long standing friends, the Scotland from the Roadside Facebook group.

Each month, a new theme is issued, the only request - that photographers have fun exploring this amazing and beautiful country we get to call home.

For February, the challenge was 'Flowers of Scotland' and over the last few weeks, hundreds of striking images have been sent in from keen outdoor adventurers.

It has been an incredibly difficult job to choose which ones to include in our final roundup.

Please do check out all the spectacular submissions on the group page under the hashtag #stvflowers.

And if you would like to take part in the next photo challenge, please watch out for announcements here on the Scotland from the Roadside page.

Snowdrops by Janis Hedley

Wildflowers on Isle of Harris by Debbie Neilson

Dewdrops by Michał Chowaniak‎

Frosted buttercup on Skye by Milly Sloan

Thistle and poppy taken in Arbroath by Susan Spink

Snowdrops by John Murray

Ready to bloom by Ann Black

Shades of green by Thorna McDermott

Sunflowers in Fife by Lynn Wishart‎

Forest flowers by Andy Belshaw‎