What's Looking Good February 2026

Crocus in grass mainly self seeded C tommasinianus although there could be some C versicolour in there as well.


Sarcococca confusa


Rubus formosensis a scrambling Rubus from Taiwan, the fruit is edible in the sense it doesn't make you ill and doesn't taste disgusting. It is tasteless the fact that it's still there at the end of winter untouched by birds confirms this.

 

First camellia flower of the year opening

 

Not just looking good but my Sarcococca smells wonderful ........ if the rain and wind would give over for a minute I could sit next to it and enjoy the scent

 

I was recently looking at buying one, purple stem, but wasn't sure it would like the heat.

 

Galanthus Galadriel - the leaves are wonderful when they first appear, and the flowers are a beautiful shape, but it's not multiplying very much.

 

I've found that some Galanthus bulk up quite nicely others are reluctant to do so.
As a nursery man said to me some are good doers and others aren't.

 

The place I got Galadriel warns you off the really slow ones! I'm visiting there again in a couple of weeks so will have to show self control
https://thegardenimpressionists.com/author/thegardenimpressionists/

 

I will have similar problems next weekend as I'm visiting the Garden House's Snowdrop festival.

 

Skimmia 'Carnaval'



Vinca minor 'Illumination', brightens up a wall or shady place.

 

Cantua buxifolia; keeps moaning about the lack of Humming birds in an English winter.


Crassula ovata