February continues to be mild. Last year we had freezing temperatures and half a metre of snow, this year it was 18c last Sunday. This week is colder, around 8c, which is fine. I even, at long last, got my garlic planted. I had ordered from a well known seed company in the UK in early January. The rest of the order arrived and said the garlic would be shipped on January 20. I gave it a week and then queried it. I was then told that they only shipped seeds outside the UK. Wonderful, they could have told me that when I ordered. So I eventually found some locally. It is meant to freeze tonight which is good because I once read that garlic needs freezing temperatures to grow properly. Not sure I believe this as the largest area for garlic production in France is the Provence which, lets be honest, is not known for its freezing temperatures.
A view across the garden, the first daffodils and a lovely hellebore.
A Garden in the Morvan 