"Probably more pests can be controlled in an armchair in front of a February fire with a garden notebook and a seed catalog that can ever be knocked out in hand-to-hand combat in the garden."
- Neely TurnerOne of my gardening goals is to have something in flower or leaf every month of the year. Even here in central North Carolina the winter months of December-March can be challenging.
This February has been an unusually warm month starting off with 72 degrees on February 8 .
The hellebores are still in full bloom and I've allowed them to colonize in my woodland garden.
Some gardeners consider Hellebores a nuisance since they spread prolifically but I just remedy that by inviting friends and neighbors to come dig out what they want.
February is also time for the wonderful fragrant Edgeworthia with its attractive blooms. When the blooms are done an attractive tropical looking leaf forms.
Another great February bloomer is the evergreen clematis 'armandii ' that I have drapping over a twig trellis .
Rainfall has been ample this month and with the unseasonable warmth many Spring bloomers, including daffodils, have emerged earlier than usual.
