by Janis on 27th February 2026 / 0 comments
In touching distance of Spring
Over the last few weeks, our spring flowering bulbs, which we purchased from J. Parker’s have come on leaps and bounds, and our patio pots are beginning to flourish, although my hyacinths are looking slightly spindly.
My delicate dwarf irises are slowly beginning to wither; however, this is just the start, as the daffodils are just starting to blossom, and our main garden bed will soon be peppered with fresh new blooms.
It’s great to see the contorted hazel with catkins and also our two gorgeous Acers beginning to bud.
We’ve recently moved my study so that it overlooks the patio and garden at the back of the house, which is so much better. I can now oversee the garden's progress and hear the heartwarming sound of the birds chirping.
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What we’ve been up to in February
In the garden and on the websiteIt definitely feels like we’re on the crossover to spring; buds are starting to show on some of our shrubs, particularly the Ribes, and our roses are also looking healthy. I’ve noticed that some of our lupins are also starting to show their distinctive leaves too.
Standard roses pruned
Last week, I pruned the majority of our roses. I’m usually quite timid when I’m pruning roses, but I took a leaf out of Monty Don’s book and was a little harder with them and also shaped them a lot better. I’m really pleased with the outcome, so I just need to tend to the front garden.
As I mentioned last month, we have two Fritillaria: a Sunset Beauty and a Red Sunset. They are both progressing, and one is just starting to show a glimpse of flowering.
New garden shredder
We’ve also purchased a new garden shredder; our last one was extremely noisy and cumbersome to move, so we now have a new one. This Spear & Jackson model is designed to be much quieter. We’re going to give it a go shortly, I’ll let you know.
Have you seen any signs of new shoots in your garden yet?
Achievements for February
Let’s keep ticking those boxesWe've managed to tick a few jobs off the list for February; however, we would have liked to achieve more.
Spring Daffodils
Contorted Hazel catkins
So, let’s see what we’ve managed to tick off for January.
Continue clearing weeds and unwanted planting in the Cottage Garden section.
Pruned roses.
Purchased a new garden shredder.
Keep an eye on the patio pots for the spring bulbs.
Top up the bird feeders.
Keep the garden waste bin as full as possible.
Lessons learnt & mistakes made
You live and learnFingers crossed, I don’t think I have made any garden mistakes this month, but it isn’t surprising, as I haven’t been in the garden much.
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Our plans for the coming month
What’s on your to-do list?Weed the two front garden beds.
Keep an eye on the new spring bulb shoots.
Weed the driveway using a scraper.
Continue clearing weeds and unwanted planting in the Cottage Garden section.
Prune more of the many shrubs in the back garden and check the pruning seasons.
Replant Alpine Garden in the spring.
Please let us know what you have planned for your garden this month; we’d love to hear about it.
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