{"id":2522,"date":"2019-02-09T12:24:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T12:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2019-02-09T12:24:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T12:24:03","slug":"colour-in-the-garden-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/newsandarticles\/colour-in-the-garden-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour in the garden in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_1074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2525\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_1074-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_1130.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Colour in the garden in February<\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary might be cold, wet and dull but in the garden you can still find plenty or colour. The GardenAdvice team have come up with a few ideas on plants to increase the colour in your garden.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>White snowdrops &#8211; Galanthus &#8216;Ailwyn&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\nHow to grow cultivation<br \/>\nGrow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil that does not dry out in summer in sun or partial shade. See snowdrop cultivation<br \/>\nPropagation<br \/>\nPropagate by seed sown in containers in an open frame when ripe or by division when foliage dies back. Seed may not come true<br \/>\nSuggested planting locations and garden types<br \/>\nBanks and Slopes Flower borders and beds Garden Edging Low Maintenance Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs City &amp; Courtyard Gardens Cottage &amp; Informal Garden Patio &amp; Container Plants Rock Garden<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Red stem cornus &#8211; Cornus alba &#8216;Elegantissima&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\nHow to grow cultivation<br \/>\nWill grow in most soil conditions in sun or partial shade<br \/>\nPropagation<br \/>\nPropagate by hardwood cuttings<br \/>\nSuggested planting locations and garden types<br \/>\nLow Maintenance<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Yellow aconite &#8211; Eranthis hyemalis<\/strong><br \/>\nHow to grow cultivation<br \/>\nGrow in a humus-rich, moderately fertile soil that doesnt dry out. Tolerates most soil types but does best in alkaline soils<br \/>\nPropagation<br \/>\nPropagate by seed, sown in pots in a cold frame in late spring or separate tubers in late spring after flowering. Dry tubers may not establish well<br \/>\nSuggested planting locations and garden types<br \/>\nFlower borders and beds Ground Cover Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs Cottage &amp; Informal Garden<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Red and white hellebore &#8211; Helleborus<\/strong><br \/>\nHow to grow cultivation<br \/>\nOften forced for earlier flowering and sold for indoor or outdoor Christmas display. Place in a cool place indoors and after flowering gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out in the garden. Thrives in neutral to alkaline soils that are moist, fertile and humus-rich. Partial shade is ideal but can tolerate full sun if the soil is not prone to drying out. Provide shelter from strong, cold winds. Mulch annually in autumn.<br \/>\nPropagation<br \/>\nDivide mature clumps in spring after flowering or in early autumn<br \/>\nSuggested planting locations and garden types<br \/>\nFlower borders and beds Underplanting of Roses and Shrubs City &amp; Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage &amp; Informal Garden Rock Garden Patio &amp; Container Plants<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_1074.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Colour in the garden in February February might be cold, wet and dull but in the garden you can still find plenty or colour. 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