Five things not to do in February.

Over the years I have learned a lot about gardening. I learned by trial and error. I consider myself to be an experienced gardener. With a clever understanding of things.

I know you should not prune the roses on the first sunny day of the year. It still might be freezing. After all, it is February! I consider myself to be an experienced gardener. With a clever understanding of things.

At the first sunny day of February you certainly should not mow the lawn. It is still too early to do so. It still might be freezing until the end of March. I consider myself to be an experienced gardener. With a clever understanding of things.

And because I am an experienced gardener, I know the dry stems of perennials protect against frost. You should not cut these at this time of the year. I consider myself to be an experienced gardener. With a clever understanding of things.

And I also know that you certainly should not go to a garden centre at the first sunny day in February and buy on impulse. Why would you do so? Next month there will be more choice. I consider myself to be an experienced gardener.

An experienced gardener knows you cannot plant Helleborus from the garden centre in the icy February soil. As you have a clever understanding of things like me.

As you have a clever understanding of things.

And years of experience.

I consider myself to be an experienced gardener. But on the first sunny day in February, I start pruning, mowing, buying and planting.

I simply cannot resist the calling of spring!

Enjoy your week

Hetty

romantic rose garden

Do not prune the roses on the first sunny day

Do not mow the lawn on the first sunny day 

It still might be ....

....FREEZING 

Do not cut back the stems of perennials on the first sunny day.

Do not go to the garden centre on the first sunny day 

Do not buy a Helleburus on the first sunny day 

Do not plant it in the icy February soil. 

I simply cannot resist the calling of spring!