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January – February Monthly Calendar

January/February Monthly Calendar


This section will assist you in choosing flower colour for your garden, month by month, throughout the year. It will allow you to create a colour for a planted feature that will continue its themed display throughout each of the four seasons. Try creating a White garden, a Blue garden or even a Pink garden! Mix White and Yellow plants for a cottage garden look or Orange and Blue for a contemporary contrasting display.


White/Cream


Trees


  • PRUNUS subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’. White-pale blush-pink flowers. Late Autumn-Winter.

Shrubs


  • CAMELLIA japonica forms E. Flower February/early May.
  • CHIMONANTHUS praecox. “Winter Sweet”. Ivory flowers, purple centres.
  • ERICA carnea ‘Isabell’. 15-30cm. Finest white winter heath.
  • GARRYA elliptica. Silvery catkins. Feb.-March.
  • LONICERA fragantissima S. Creamy-white, sweetly scented flowers.
  • PACHYSANDRA terminalis E. Greenish white flowers. A good carpeter.
  • SARCOCOCCA E Scented, small flowers, pink anthers. February.
  • SKIMMIA x confusa ‘Kew Green’. White-yellow flowers over rich-shiny foliage.
  • VIBURNUM ‘Deben’. Strongly scented; pink opening white. Nov/March.
  • farreri (fragrans). Pale pink buds open white. Well scented. Nov./March.
  • tinus E. “Laurustinus”. Pink buds, white flowers to March.

    • Climbers


  • CAMELLIA japonica formsE. Flower Feb./early May.
  • CLEMATIS cirrhosa balearicaE. Ivory coloured flowers.
    - ‘Freckles’.Creamy pink flowers mottled and streaked with deep red.

Perennial


  • Helleborus foetidusClusters of pale citron bells. Feb.-March.
  • NigerE. “Christmas Rose”. 30cm. Nodding white flowers tinged pink.
  • orientalisE “Lenten Rose”. 30-40 cm. Flowers vary white/purple. Feb/April.
    • - ‘Ashwood Garden Hybrids’.Excellent range of colours including white and shades.


Yellow/Orange


Trees


  • CORYLUS colurna. “Turkish Hazel”.Numerous small catkins in Feb./Mar.

Shrubs


  • CHIMONANTHUS praecox ‘Grandiflorus’. Yellow flowers with stain.
    • - ‘Luteus’. Clear waxy yellow flowers; unstained. February/March.
  • CORNUS mas. “Cornelian Cherry”. Tiny yellow tufted flowers.
  • CORYLUS avellana. “Hazel Nut”. Yellowish catkins February/March.
    • - ‘Aurea’. Yellow catkins, bright golden yellow leaves later. - ‘Contorta’. Yellow catkins, with twisted stems. Good for flower arranging.
  • HAMAMELIS x intermedia ‘Diane’. Rich, copper-red flowers.
    • - ‘Jelena’. Bi-coloured petals appear orange.
  • mollis. Sweetly scented, broad petalled yellow flowers.
    • - ‘Pallida’. Large sulphur yellow, deliciously scented flowers.
  • MAHONIA japonica E. Scented flowers in pendulous clusters. Feb./March.
    • - x media ‘Charity’ E. Lemon-scented yellow flowers. Nov./Feb.
    - ‘Winter Sun’. Fragrant flowers later than M. x ‘Charity’.

Climbers


  • JASMINUM nudiflorum.Yellow flowers, mid to late winter.

Perennial


  • HELLEBORUS orientalis.“Ashwood Garden Hybrids”. Excellent range of colours including yellow.

Red/Pink


Trees


  • ALNUS incana ‘Aurea’Catkins tinted red all winter.
  • PRUNUS subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’.Pink flowers, late autumn-winter.

Shrubs


  • CAMELLIA forms E. Flower February/early May according to season.
  • CHAENOMELESspeciosa Hybrids. Red and pink shades.
  • DAPHNE mezereum.Purplish red, scented flowers on leafless stems.
    • - odora ‘Aureomarginata’E. Soft reddish purple flowers in terminal heads.
  • ERICA carnea ‘Challenger’ E. 15-30cm. Magenta flowers. Dark green foliage.
    • -‘Ann Sparkes’. 15-20cm. Bright rosy purple flowers. Feb./April.
    - ‘Myretoun Ruby’. 15-30cm. A carmine-ruby shade. Late flowering.
    - ‘Rosantha’E. 15-20cm. Large bright pink flowers Jan./March.
    x darleyensis ‘Kramer’s Red'E. 35-45cm. Magenta flowers. Jan./April.
  • RHODODENDRON ‘Rose Mundii’.1.2 x 1.2m. Soft pale pink.
  • SKIMMIAE. The flower buds of winter open in early spring.
  • VIBURNUM tinus ‘ Eve Price'E. A compact “Laurustinus” ; pink and white.
    • - ‘Gwenllian’.Rich pink buds, blush flowers. Fruits very freely.

Climbers


  • ABELIOPHYLLUM distichum. Blush pink waning to white.
  • CAMELLIA japonica forms. Flowers Feb.-May.
  • CHAENOMELES speciosa Hybrids. Red and pink shades.
  • CLEMATIS cirrhosa ‘Freckles’ E. Pink flowers mottled red. Scented.
  • CORYLUS maxima ‘Purpurea’. Purple-red catkins.
  • VIBURNUM x bodnantense ‘Dawn’. Pink, flowers late winter.

Perennials


  • HELLEBORUS orientalis.“Ashwood Garden Hybrids”. Excellent range of colours including pink and red shades.
  • PULMONARIA rubra ‘Redstart’.Pink-red flowers.

Blue/Mauve


Shrubs


  • DAPHNE bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’.Bunches of large rich purple flowers, strongly fragrant.
  • RHODODENDRON ‘Praecox’S. Delicate mauve, funnel-shaped flowers.

Perennials


  • HELLEBORUS orientalis.“Ashwood Garden Hybrids”. Excellent range of colours including black and purple shades.