Primulas providing some welcome colour
Birch bark at Kew
Crocus at Kew and snowdrops –
Ulmus villosa, also at kew
The new fruit and vegetable area at Syon Park Garden Centre – my last month there before moving across the river to Petersham Nurseries in March
The Orchid Festival at Kew
The Rockery and Alpine Gardens at Kew
Hellebores
The King and Queen come to RHS Wisley
A tour around the woodland at RHS Wisley – and the Alpine House there too –
The Cutting Garden at Petersham Nurseries – a Trial Day there to get to know one another…
Meanwhile, another trip to Kew… heading towards the Rockery and Davies Alpine House
The Davies Alpine House
Cornus mas
Another month then, at Kew and Wisley, with several visits to the Alpine Houses at each, elsewhere seeking out early spring flowers, bulbs and Magnolias, Hellebores and of course the magnificent Orchid Festival at Kew.
The Teddington Gardener 