End of February

 

Hellebores

The hellebores plants under the trees in the back yard have really filled out and are in full bloom now.  They look a lot better than my photo from my last post at the beginning of February.

Hellebores Cinnamon Snow

Here is a close up of one of plants.

Deer and Fox

Deer and foxes regularly roam through our back yard.  I just happened to be outside on the deck with my camera when this photo opportunity occurred.

Tulips

I always have flowers indoors in the kitchen year round. These tulips, purchased at the grocery, help to brighten the gray winter days.  Of course I have no tulips in the yard, as the deer would immediately eat them.  But many daffodils in the yard are about to bloom with the unusually warm days we have had lately.  I can't wait for spring.  I side with the weather forecasters and count March 1st as meteorological spring.

February Blooms

 Helleborus Cinnamon Snow

There is a stand of old trees in my backyard.  That area does not get sun except in winter and early spring before the trees leaf out.  In that area under the trees are 17 helleborus plants, among many ferns that have not appeared yet.  The helleborus plants always bloom by the first week of February, and sometimes in January.

Helleborus Cinnamon snow

This is a close up of one of the plants.  They do brighten the area, and the deer, of which we have many, won't eat them.  They will bloom for a couple of months.

Daffodils

These daffodils are part of a row in my backyard.  There is also a row in the front yard lining the front walk. All these photos were taken on 2/5/24.

Flowers in Winter

Yuletide Camellias

 

My Yuletide Camellias started blooming in November and were still blooming at the end of December. This photo was taken in my backyard on Christmas Eve 2023. Even after some bitter weather and snow in here in Northern Virginia, they finished blooming near the end of January. They are surrounded by other bushes next to the house and get sun all afternoon. So they are in a micro climate that I suspect helps their long bloom.  

Pansies

I have three pots of pansies on my deck railing that I planted in the fall.  This pot still has flowers, in February, although this photo was taken on December 14, 2023.

I am starting to watch my yard plantings now that we are in February, as they will slowly be coming to life