Whats Looking Good in February 2014

Could do Kristen, when's the best time to divide snowdrops then? Those in my photo are ones I've moved in the past from other parts of the garden, can't remember what time of year I moved them.

 

We have large clumps of the normal hellebores (50 or more to a clump) but the doubles are very slow to increase in number.














Sorry, didn't realise this last one was out of focus - or that my boot was in the picture

 

Croci are popping up everywhere now







Iris reticulate. No sign yet of the purple ones but the blues have come out to play



One of my favourite, and rewarding, spring flowers is Pulmonaria. It continues to flower from Feb to June, needs no special treatment or feeding and they seem to last for ever (ours have been there for at least 40 years). One of our beds (30ft x 3ft) is fairly solid with them but they allow other plants to come up through them.

 

Last April we cut one of our laurel hedges back quite a lot








It's now recovering quite well





I've just noticed something interesting. In the last photo (just taken) the irises (they grow all along by the footpath) are showing quite well, whereas in the view taken last April they haven't even shown their heads!

The mild winter has made a big difference.

 

@Kristen I'm on heavy yellow clay with normal garden compost on it - but nothing put on that bed for at least 15 years. Does the acidity of the soil make a difference to the colour of iris reticulata?