A Few More Flowers in a February Wet Coast Garden

Yes, I realize it’s now March 1st. But I didn’t get this post done until today. In fact this morning I spent some time cutting back the lavender, and generally tidying the front garden. I was determined to do that first! But as usual I spent too long. I meant to only work for an hour. I’m tempted to put a timer out on the step and when it goes off after an hour, that’s it. At least until I get back into shape, gardening shape, that is.

And the other reason, of course, is that there are other things to get done as well. Like work, like studio time, like the rest of my life. So I need to compartmentalize my time. Right now, aside from trying to get over a nasty case of sinusitis, I’ve been spending way too much time on the internet. But, oh, I’m having such fun, checking out gardening blogs and art blogs and, oh never mind, too many, too much time gone.

So here are the rest of my February flowers. Some photos better than others, some plants not properly named, but that’s my life. First is my fave photo, the Bergenia. I love the way it turned out.

Then the heather, fully in bloom, a success for me. I’ve not had a lot of luck with heather, though I do love them.

My polyanthus, has made it through another winter to reward me with intense color. I’ve had these for a few years now, but I think this year I’ll transplant them to a shadier spot.

Now this plant I think of as Japanese spurge, but again, I may be wrong. I was pleasantly surprised by the blooms this year. Either they don’t usually bloom or somehow this  year I actually noticed.

And under the grape arbour, badly planted, is our Forsythia, with its glowing yellow blooms. For years, until just this moment, as I checked the spelling, I have been incorrectly calling it Forsynthia. Ah well, learn something new every day.

The Daphne, is lovely in bloom, sweet smelling and quite happy finally where it is. Poor thing, it took three tries before we finally found a spot that made it happy.  Odd that something so pretty is so poisonous.

So there it is, a few more February flowers, posted a day late, but still pretty.

Tags: Bergenia, Daphne, February blooms, Forsythia, Heather, Polyanthus, Wet Coast Garden