February 2023
This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.
01 - 05 February
Martyn roughly dug the old strawberry bed
Cut back the buddleias
Trimmed lavender at the plot and in the garden
Bulbs coming up in the garden and patio tubs
Sarcococca and mahonia flowering
Snowdrops, hellebores and the odd crocus are flowering.
one of the blusberries in bud
Onion and shallots seeds sown under the grow light
The new season begins
New beginnings
Afternoon at the allotment video
Nostell visit video
06 - 12 February
Two afternoons at Nostell – snowdrops out
Evidence of forestry work
Tidying up in the garden
Moved the yellow cornus
Some perennials are shooting
Garrya has tassels
Hazels have catkins
Onion and shallot seeds have germinated
Sowed herbs – parsley, basil and coriander
Dug out old lavender bed at the allotment
Found a frog
Cleared brassica roots from one bed
Hoed and weeded some more beds
Had a fire
Going quackers
Experimental red onions
Old lavender bed cleared and fire video
13 - 19 February
First crocuses and mini daffodils flowering in the garden
More tidying on the allotment
Tilled a few beds
Mulched rhubarb with manure
Harvested leeks
Damage from storm Otto & more tidying up
Cracking on
Latest videos
20 - 28 February
More miniatures daffodils flowering
More hellebores flowering
More crocuses flowering
First hyacinths beginning to flower
Drifts if crocuses at the park
Had another fire
Started cutting back and tidying All Gold autumn raspberries
Started chitting potatoes
Looks like spring – feels like winter
Chitting potatoes – I’ve had to risk it
Week’s videos
It’s lovely seeing the first few spots of colour springing up in the garden, isn’t it? I do like your orange, amaryllis.
The orange flower is a clivia, Debbie
It’s lovely seeing the first few spots of colour springing up in the garden, isn’t it? I do like your orange, amaryllis.