The Back Garden in February

 

The Back Garden

Ready for a quick look around the back garden?

"Bulbery"

Nothing very interesting going on in the bulbery since the iris flowers died.   But, one of the aloe vera plants by the side wall is flowering:

Aloe Vera Flowers

Aloe vera is a different species from the aloe growing in the front garden and the flowers are smaller and yellow.

The strawberry plant is flowering too:

Strawberry Plant

I stuck in a couple of carrot tops to see if they would grow, but, so far, they haven't done anything.  But, the lettuce stem I planted had produced a few new leaves, although, they seem to have wilted in the sun (we went up to 80F today - Tuesday)

Crocosmia 

Nearby, the crocosmia plants are sending up flower stalks, although they haven't opened up, yet. 

And my birthday rose is leafing out: 

Neptune Rose

Meanwhile the standard iceberg rose that M re-homed in my garden is barely waking up from its winter dormancy:

Standard Iceberg Rose

There are several osteospermum seeds germinating all over the back garden, too, but, this plant overwintered and is already in flower:

Purple Osteospermum

M has been planting more succulents at the back, behind the garage:  

A New Succulents Area

Hopefully, they will grow well and spread over this area.

The papaya plant that had been growing so happily in the blueberry planter, did not take kindly to being transplanted.  Here's how it looked when it was first transplanted:

Newly Transplanted Papaya Tree

Here's how it looks now:

Papaya Plant

It went into transplant shock and lost all its leaves.  I am hoping it will revive; wait and see, I suppose.  I do have a few papaya seeds saved from the last papaya I bought; maybe I'll plant them and see if any of them sprout.

Lemons

But, the lemons are growing well, and the blueberry bushes are flowering:

Blueberry Bushes

Blueberry Flowers - Close Up

And even starting to set fruit:

Blueberries Forming

The nasturtium vine is growing well:

Nasturtium Plant

I think I might need to make a small trellis for it!

The hellebore plant is flowering, too:

Hellebore Flowers

And my cabbage plant, grown from a rooted stem, seems to be trying to form baby cabbages:

Cabbage Plant

And finally, the peach tree.  Here's how it looked in January, when it had three flowers:

Peach Tree in January

Here's how it looks now:

Peach Tree in February

It is almost done with flowering!

Peach Blossoms

Thank you for visiting my back garden in February.  I hope you enjoyed the stroll.