Iris danfordiae

Above: Iris danfordiae

Garden diary: January

Highlights of the February garden

Dwarf irises: Iris danfordiae (left) and Iris reticulata (right).
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)
Viburnum tinus "Gwenllian"
Leaves of Arum italicum "Pictum"
Garrya elliptica: a fine display of long tasselly catkins
Iris unguicularis
Sarcococca confusa (Christmas box)

3 February 2005

Hurrah! It's February! The birds are zipping around beginning to look for mates, and green points of growth are appearing on the previously dead-looking clematis stems.
More from the garden, February 2005

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Iris reticulata

Above: Iris reticulata

Garden diary: March