What to do in February?

February Jobs

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Tidying up your garden 

is a job that feels a bit like 

hard work at this time 

of the year. 

It is cold and not usually

 very inviting. Try having 

a warming ginger tea 

beside you.

 

1.So wrap up well and 

try to keep moving. 

2. If you have bulbs 

you previously planted, 

clear away the leaves 

and twigs around them 

so you can see them

as they push up through 

the earth.

3. Keep watching out

for new shoots as 

they appear. 

Be gentle when clearing 

so you avoid snapping off 

any new growth.

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New cyclamen 

leaf I just found in the ground.

4. Keep pots well watered 

as they will always dry out. 

5. For some seasonal 

colour find some nice 

small pots and fill with 

primulas and violas.

Without a doubt 

it will lift your mood.

Buy from any good garden 

centre, not online as you 

can't see the quality 

of the plants

Or a good market stall.

6. Tidy around pots and 

sweep up any remaining 

leaves.

7. Make sure your plants 

are protected from frost 

and cold winds 

by using horticultural 

fleece or place in 

the shelter of your 

door step.

8. It is a good time 

to look at seed 

catalogues
to get some 

inspiration for the 

year ahead. 

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Gardening-fairy-geraniums  

and nasturtiums

February is the month 

that starts us thinking

about the gardening year. 

I look out at my garden 

sometimes and think 

how sad it looks 

but as the days go by 

there is a glimmer of hope. 

Planning is the key to 

any garden space.

 Have a good look 

at your space.

While there is a 

skeleton of a garden 

go out and take

some notes

of what you see and 

what you would 

like to create.

Today's haiku

Winter's garden 

Ah, the moon, 

a silvery thread

As insects hmmm

Matsuo Basho

fuyu niwa ya

tsuki mo ito naru

mushi no gin

More jobs for February

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1. Make a note of bulbs 

you would like to plant 

next season.

2. Think  about 

the colours 

you really like 

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3. Cut back any dead twiggy 

growth on shrubs 

4. Remember to 

clean your tools with a 

safe disinfectant spray.

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5. Clear pathways of debirs 

and old leaves

6. Cut back any 

dead flowers,

berries

you have left

from the autumn.

Gardening-fairy-hypericum

Depending on how tidy 

you are, you could 

leave berries

for the birds to 

feast on.