What's Looking Good In February 2019

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by shiney, Feb 4, 2019.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 3 of 5
  1. Upsydaisy

    Upsydaisy Total Gardener

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2017
    Messages:
    17,442
    Gender:
    Female
    Occupation:
    Living in hope of world wide peace.
    Location:
    Hampshire. Zone 8b
    Ratings:
    +54,387
    Oh it looks such a beautiful place @shiney :bigthumb:
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Friendly Friendly x 1
      Upsydaisy, Feb 15, 2019
      #31 Quote in Conversation
    • shiney

      shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

      Joined:
      Jul 3, 2006
      Messages:
      64,835
      Gender:
      Male
      Occupation:
      Retired - Last Century!!!
      Location:
      Herts/Essex border. Zone 8b
      Ratings:
      +126,948
      Yes, it's well worth a visit if you're in the area. They have a winter garden which is hugely popular, a working mill that you can visit and buy the flower if you wish, lots of grounds and summer gardens including a very large walled herbaceous garden and a rose garden and a big house. A typical National Trust property that was gifted to the NT by Lord Fairhaven

      Lord Fairhaven's Garden

      The current Fairhavens now live at Kirtling Towers not too far away. We met Lady Fairhaven at her home when she opened her garden there for the NGS for the daffodil season. She's a very nice person. They have tens of thousands of daffs.

      Kirtling Tower, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, CB8 9PA - National Garden Scheme

      It's worth a visit to both properties on the same day.

      The only downside with Anglesey Abbey is that they've changed their pricing policy. You used to be able to just pay to go to the gardens or the house and gardens but they have now included the full property as a single ticket. This means that if you're not a member of the NT it will cost about £15 even if you just want to see the gardens. To me that sounds exorbitant (doesn't matter to us as we're members) but talking to some younger people they seem fairly happy to pay that sort of money for the visit. :noidea:

      Of course, to a grumpy old man everything seems expensive nowadays :old:. It wasn't like that in my younger days! :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
       
      • Agree Agree x 2
      • Funny Funny x 1
        shiney, Feb 16, 2019
        #32 Quote in Conversation
      • Moley

        Moley Super Gardener

        Joined:
        Mar 15, 2018
        Messages:
        118
        Gender:
        Male
        Location:
        Staffordshire
        Ratings:
        +576
        After walking around the garden this morning to make note of this weekends jobs that need doing, I noticed the first little specks of colour for the year.

        garden002.jpg garden003.jpg
         
        • Like Like x 11
          Moley, Feb 16, 2019
          #33 Quote in Conversation
        • NigelJ

          NigelJ Total Gardener

          Joined:
          Jan 31, 2012
          Messages:
          7,308
          Gender:
          Male
          Occupation:
          Mad Scientist
          Location:
          Paignton Devon
          Ratings:
          +24,405
          Grevillea victoriae
          Grevillea victoriae.JPG
          Dark Hellebore
          Hellebore hybrid dark.JPG
          Crocus malyi in sun
          Crocus malyi in sun.JPG
          Hellebore
          Hellebore hybrid 1.JPG
          Scilla hohenackeri
          Scilla hohenackeri.JPG
          Galanthus nivalis in sun
          Galanthus in sun.JPG
           
          • Like Like x 8
            NigelJ, Feb 17, 2019
            #34 Quote in Conversation
          • wiseowl

            wiseowl Admin Staff Member

            Joined:
            Oct 29, 2006
            Messages:
            45,221
            Gender:
            Male
            Occupation:
            Philosophy of people
            Location:
            Flying Free As A Bird over North Kent Marshes
            Ratings:
            +92,979
            My first wallflower in the garden,early this year:smile:

            P1310267.JPG
             
            • Like Like x 7
              wiseowl, Feb 17, 2019
              #35 Quote in Conversation
            • Alisa

              Alisa Super Gardener

              Joined:
              Apr 21, 2014
              Messages:
              632
              Gender:
              Female
              Location:
              Portsmouth, Hampshire
              Ratings:
              +1,880
              First flower on a plantlet I bought last spring at Morrisons. Very happy, it's double IMG_20190218_141141212_HDR.jpg
               
              • Like Like x 7
                Alisa, Feb 18, 2019
                #36 Quote in Conversation
              • Verdun

                Verdun Passionate gardener

                Joined:
                Oct 16, 2012
                Messages:
                7,475
                Gender:
                Male
                Location:
                West Cornwall
                Ratings:
                +17,487
                Nice Alisa :)
                 
                Verdun, Feb 18, 2019
                #37 Quote in Conversation
              • Sheal

                Sheal Total Gardener

                Joined:
                Feb 2, 2011
                Messages:
                36,344
                Gender:
                Female
                Location:
                Dingwall, Ross-shire
                Ratings:
                +55,271
                I didn't know whether these Iris bulbs were still viable so put them in a pot outside my front door. They've proved the point I think. :)

                IMG_4621.JPG
                And the Primroses I planted last Autumn are starting a nice display too.
                IMG_4620.JPG
                 
                • Like Like x 6
                • Agree Agree x 1
                  Sheal, Feb 19, 2019
                  #38 Quote in Conversation
                • Upsydaisy

                  Upsydaisy Total Gardener

                  Joined:
                  Apr 26, 2017
                  Messages:
                  17,442
                  Gender:
                  Female
                  Occupation:
                  Living in hope of world wide peace.
                  Location:
                  Hampshire. Zone 8b
                  Ratings:
                  +54,387
                  So lovely to see these blooms @Sheal ... spring is definitely in the air:yes:
                   
                  • Like Like x 1
                  • Agree Agree x 1
                    Upsydaisy, Feb 19, 2019
                    #39 Quote in Conversation
                  • Sheal

                    Sheal Total Gardener

                    Joined:
                    Feb 2, 2011
                    Messages:
                    36,344
                    Gender:
                    Female
                    Location:
                    Dingwall, Ross-shire
                    Ratings:
                    +55,271
                    Thanks Upsydaisy. :) They're a bonus for me as there were no flowering plants or shrubs in the garden apart from a few Daffodils. It's ex crofting land and has never been planted with anything apart from debris and a Bamboo which is coming out. :doh: I'm also looking forward to seeing my newly planted roses in bloom later.
                     
                    • Like Like x 3
                    • Friendly Friendly x 1
                      Sheal, Feb 19, 2019
                      #40 Quote in Conversation
                    • shiney

                      shiney President, Grumpy Old Men's Club Staff Member

                      Joined:
                      Jul 3, 2006
                      Messages:
                      64,835
                      Gender:
                      Male
                      Occupation:
                      Retired - Last Century!!!
                      Location:
                      Herts/Essex border. Zone 8b
                      Ratings:
                      +126,948
                      @Sheal Iris reticulate are tough little cookies :dbgrtmb: and always a delight at this time of year. :)
                       
                      • Like Like x 2
                      • Friendly Friendly x 1
                        shiney, Feb 20, 2019
                        #41 Quote in Conversation
                      • Upsydaisy

                        Upsydaisy Total Gardener

                        Joined:
                        Apr 26, 2017
                        Messages:
                        17,442
                        Gender:
                        Female
                        Occupation:
                        Living in hope of world wide peace.
                        Location:
                        Hampshire. Zone 8b
                        Ratings:
                        +54,387
                        Oh wow @Sheal .......they were true surprises then!!! Love it when that happens!!!:)
                         
                        • Friendly Friendly x 1
                          Upsydaisy, Feb 20, 2019
                          #42 Quote in Conversation
                        • Sheal

                          Sheal Total Gardener

                          Joined:
                          Feb 2, 2011
                          Messages:
                          36,344
                          Gender:
                          Female
                          Location:
                          Dingwall, Ross-shire
                          Ratings:
                          +55,271
                          You're right about them being tough @shiney. :thumbsup: The area that pot (it's only 2ltr) has been sitting in all winter is sunless all year round and a frost pocket.

                          Now I know they will survive I'll buy more and plant them in the garden. :)
                           
                          • Like Like x 2
                            Sheal, Feb 20, 2019
                            #43 Quote in Conversation
                          • Upsydaisy

                            Upsydaisy Total Gardener

                            Joined:
                            Apr 26, 2017
                            Messages:
                            17,442
                            Gender:
                            Female
                            Occupation:
                            Living in hope of world wide peace.
                            Location:
                            Hampshire. Zone 8b
                            Ratings:
                            +54,387
                            I do that too @Sheal, plant a few things in places that I'm unsure of the suitability ....sun, shade, clay , wind tunnel etc. I use it as a test and if they survive then I get more.

                            We have one very long border that runs the length of our garden, it's mostly clay and is shaded by the hedge and if the truth be told it's all planted via such experiments ;) When planting out other areas if I have a few left over I bung them in the 'hit and miss' border:heehee: I then pretend I planned it that way when we get compliments when it turns out looking good:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                             
                            • Like Like x 2
                              Last edited: Feb 20, 2019
                              Upsydaisy, Feb 20, 2019
                              #44 Quote in Conversation
                            • Sheal

                              Sheal Total Gardener

                              Joined:
                              Feb 2, 2011
                              Messages:
                              36,344
                              Gender:
                              Female
                              Location:
                              Dingwall, Ross-shire
                              Ratings:
                              +55,271
                              Gardening is all about trial and error @Upsydaisy and it's great when experiments pay off. :)
                               
                              • Like Like x 1
                              • Agree Agree x 1
                                Sheal, Feb 20, 2019
                                #45 Quote in Conversation
                              Page 3 of 5
                              Loading...
                              Similar Threads - What's Looking February
                              1. NigelJ

                                What's looking good February 2024

                                NigelJ, Feb 1, 2024, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                Replies:
                                132
                                Views:
                                6,372
                                Perki
                                Feb 29, 2024
                              2. shiney

                                What's Looking Good In February 2022

                                shiney, Feb 1, 2022, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                Replies:
                                128
                                Views:
                                7,830
                                shiney
                                Mar 1, 2022
                              3. shiney

                                WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN FEBRUARY 2021

                                shiney, Feb 1, 2021, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                Replies:
                                79
                                Views:
                                5,481
                                Jasmine star
                                Mar 2, 2021
                              4. wiseowl

                                What's Looking Good In February

                                wiseowl, Feb 3, 2016, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                Replies:
                                62
                                Views:
                                5,091
                                Sheal
                                Mar 1, 2016
                              5. PeterS

                                What's looking exotic in February 2015

                                PeterS, Feb 22, 2015, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
                                Replies:
                                3
                                Views:
                                789
                                longk
                                Feb 23, 2015
                              Thread Status:
                              Not open for further replies.

                              Share This Page

                              1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
                                By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
                                Accept Learn More...
                                Dismiss Notice