I wasn’t sure I would have any blooms to show for February this year in my zone 7 garden in Nashville, TN. I saw crocuses, snowdrops, and daffodils showing up in everyone’s feeds, but I still hadn’t seen a single one of those in mine. The foliage was up, and I saw some buds, but it didn’t seem like anything was going to flower before Garden Bloggers’ Bloom day this February.
First came the daffodil that I planted two years ago. I planted it in the spring when it was in bloom, and it didn’t flower at all the next spring, so I wasn’t holding my breath on this one. I was prepared to dig it up this spring if it didn’t flower again, but alas, it was the first spring bulb to flower! Surprisingly, it flowered in February before the other early spring flowers that I planted in fall.
Crocus ‘Orange Monarch’ Crocus ‘Dorothy’
But, at the very last minute, everything seemed to start blooming at once! All my Crocus Orange Monarch and Crocus Dorothy started to bloom. I think the two rainy days followed by a sunny day pushed them to bloom!
The crocus I planted in the front have started to bloom as well, though not quite as thoroughly as the others. Crocus ‘Miss Vain’ is a white variety and Crocus ‘Romance’ is a pale yellow variety that I planted in my front flower borders.
I’m happy to announce I finally have one snowdrop bloom! I planted these bulbs from Longfield Gardens, and wasn’t sure if they were going to come up at all. Then, I saw some foliage. And finally, on the 13th, I saw one with a tiny little flower!
One of the curses of Instagram is that you can see what is currently flowering in gardens around the world. People have been posting pictures of large drifts of snowdrops from gardens in the UK for weeks, and I was getting worried that mine might never come up or flower! I got even more panicky when I saw that people as far north as Indiana had some blooming in January. I need to just have patience, and rest assured that everything will flower in its own time.
A hellebore I got from the Middle Tennessee Plant Swap in the fall is flowering now as well. Not sure of the name, but I love the shade of pink. When it’s done flowering, I think I will move it to the back where I have a yellow, orange, and pink color scheme.
And finally, the hellebores I planted last summer are really showing out. They are completely covered in blooms still. I definitely want to plant more of these this spring. Their foliage is evergreen and they have been flowering steadily since January. I ordered some from Breck’s, so hopefully those turn out all right when they arrive in the spring.
That’s all I have for February. I have an amaryllis inside that is taking its sweet time. Maybe in March? Do you have any February blooms? Take a look at Carol Michel’s page who hosts Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day every month for links to other garden bloggers’ February blooms. Thanks for the read!
I envy you the Crocus blooms. While I did have a few (3!) Crocus flowers appear very briefly a month ago, they were fading by the time I noticed them and past experience suggests that it’s unlikely they’ll pay another visit next year. They were a gift with purchase I planted a year ago and only 3 of the 12 bulbs I received showed up this year. My daffodils and hellebores are also behind yours. Happy GBBD, Shelly!
We’ll see if they come back next year! I’m not sure planting them close to the sidewalk was a good idea…their delicate blooms are easily trampled by dogs.
I love those orange crocus! So fun and different than the usual purple, white, or yellow.
I got them just for that reason!
Love your orange crocus, crocus don’t really like my soil, too wet and heavy, but the species C. tommasinianus seems to like it with us. You hellebores look very happy too!
I do love that variety of hellebore! It’s done very well so far. The crocus seem to close back up on cloudy days (which we’ve had a lot of recently).
You have quite a few late winter blooms in your garden and I love the Hellebores. I am still waiting for the buds on mine to open, so I am enjoying yours for now!
I planted a ton of bulbs in the fall with the hopes of having some early bloomers. I planted winter aconites, but none of those have come up, and I don’t think they’re going to…I’ve been very impressed with the hellebores! I plan to plant more this spring.
A beautiful assortment of blooms!
How nice to have a well-behaved dog as a garden buddy. My dog thinks she should be in every picture, so I have to stand back and use my zoom. If I bend over to get a close-up, she almost knocks me down to get in front of the camera! But I love her dearly anyway
My other dog is similar! No sense of personal space and definitely a photo bomber!
Well, it is clearly satisfying to get those first blooms for the spring. I look forward to seeing some daffodils in our garden too!
It sure is! I love daffodils – especially on grey days like today.