Here we are in the City Garden at the end of February and I have been totally silent for quite a while! I have, however, been busy with several other activities – a short IT course, a few tailoring lessons, and a photography exhibition. I have told myself it isn’t gardening weather but just recently I have managed an hour or two and so here I am with my Six on Saturday!
1. Hydrangeas
The hydrangeas are coming alive which is a relief. The ‘ordinary’ ones seem keen to get on with Spring, but Annabelle is a little reluctant. I have one or two cuttings which seem to have taken and these need to go out – when it stops raining.
2.Euphorbia ‘Lambrook Gold’
The Euphorbia is starting to bulk up quite nicely and has plenty of flower heads which cheer up a patch of the garden. There are also some small euphorbia nearby, but I just wanted to take some photographs as quickly as possible and retreat indoors. Temperatures have plunged again after a sleet shower.
3.Iris Lazica
I dug a bunch of these Iris Lazica out of The Fortnight Garden and planted them in a pot – yes, another pot, but I needed to get them into my limited sunshine. And they have come through the winter and are flowering and bunching up nicely.
4.Anamanthele
I planted several of these under the damson tree and they are now well established and dealing with a difficult space. In fact they are now spreading into areas they are not wanted. I need to dig up one or two and, together with last year’s seedling grasses, they need a different home.
5.Carex Pendula
This is growing vigorously – in the wrong place – and it is due to be moved. I intend moving it to a much more difficult spot, under a tree, and keep my fingers crossed. I have given several away to a neighbour and am confident that there will be more to come. The plant is large even though it is looking somewhat bedraggled in the City Garden at the end of February.
6.Hen and Chicken Plant
And while we are talking about grasses, the Hen and Chicken plants have survived the winter outside and I look forward to vigorous growth as it warms up!
And those are my Six on Saturday in the City Garden at the end of February, with lots of good intentions! Many thanks to The Propagator for keeping going during the winter and inspiring me to get outside again.