Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - February 2018

Lovely February, you are welcome in my garden. The Hellebore's are putting on a wonderful show of color during these otherwise, dull, winter days.

Helleborus 'Cherry Blossom' from the Winter Jewels collection

I picked up a second helleborus 'Golden Sunrise' from the winter jewels collection. You can see in the pic below why this pretty, painted, yellow color would be so welcome this time of year.

I moved the bulk of my hellebores this past fall season, to a newly reclaimed flower bed that had held a very old (and large) privet hedge. It was quite the project, but seeing all of these pretty blooms, made that difficult endeavor worthwhile.

Hellebore's like full sun and I had sadly planted too many of my collection in the shade of taller plants. Now this fully exposed bed will give them the space and light they need to flourish. 

helleborus 'Cotton Candy' from the Winter Jewels collection

helleborus 'Amber Gem' from the Winter Jewels collection

Most of my treasured hellebores are from an Oregon based breeder and grower that sell under their 'Winter Jewels' line. I've visited their gardens and even attended a 'seconds' sale, which was a blast. I've been picking up more of their plants from Portland, Oregon based Xera Plants.

helleborus 'Double Painted' from the Winter Jewels collection

helleborus unknown..maybe 'black diamond'?

More pretty blooms, but this time from the Spring Promise line of helleborus. The Spring Promise plants are the first to bloom in my garden every year and they are quite robust, bulking up and pushing up many blooms each year.

helleborus 'Charlotte' from Spring Promise line

helleborus 'Valerie' from the Spring Promise line

Wait...that's not a hellebore bloom...

It's Demon Cat...in my new hellebore planter bed.

Hellebores aren't the only bloom in my February garden...

Arnold's Promise Witch Hazel after a winter rain fall

Our old heirloom camila tree is blooming...such a gorgeous bloomer. This year the tree has been packed with blooms. The mild and dry weather this past week has been perfect for enjoying the rose red color.

Below is my first manzanita....oh this is going to grow into a pretty little tree. I'm excited for it get larger so that the resident Anna Hummingbirds can really enjoy it during the winter months.

Austin Griffiths Manzanita

Happy Garden Blogger Bloom Day from the great Pacific Northwest! A patch of cold weather is headed for us I'm glad that I got in some garden clean up and photo taking while it was mild. Onward to March! 

Many thanks for Carol over at May Dreams Garden blog for hosting this fun, monthly meme.

Cheers, Jenni