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February – MrT’s Gardening Year 2026 – Episode 02
February, after a very long January, the evenings start to draw out during the shortest month of the year. This can be a very cold month but this year has been mainly mild and frost free.
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Wet, wet, wet:
Apparently this is the wettest month on record in some parts of the country. Those records go back to 1836! In southern England, where my garden is, it hasn’t rained as much for over a decade. The only plus is that it has been a mild month.
In bloom:
February sees the garden spring into life with blossoming bulbs. First we see the Snowdrops come to their peak, most of mine are in the grass so hide until they are about to flower.
Then come the Crocus in their gorgeous colours. On a warm day they are a destination for the bumble bees. Sadly this year the flowers have suffered from the rain.
The yellows and whites of the Daffodils and Narcissi are next. I must remember to dead head them when the flowers are over to stop them setting seed. If they set seed the bulbs will waste energy on seed pod production rather than direct the energy back into the bulb for a good show next year.
The Hellebores are at their peak. I’ll let the flowers fade and set their seed. Hopefully some will grow and increase my collection. Purists say that these will not be ‘true to type’ but I really don’t care!
At the bottom of the garden the Bluebells are growing under the oak tree. Another month and it will be a haze of blue. The problem with Bluebells is that they spread everywhere and I’m going to have dig quite a few out of the herbaceous border.
Vegetables and fruit:
The Carrots are back outside, in their raised position, and we still have quite a few more to eat. The Perpetual Spinach is recovering from it’s freezing and we’ll soon be cutting it again.
I’ve planted new Autumn Bliss Raspberry canes in the fruit cage and hopefully they’ll give us a good crop.
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