What's happening in our New Forest Hotel Garden this February

After a frosty spell back in January the current warmth we’re experiencing is welcomed by our hotel gardeners, and as we make our way into February there are plenty of signs that spring is just around the corner.

Although lots of plants are dormant at this time of year, our hotel garden provides plenty of interest;

You’ll find yourself drawn from one direction to the next by the intoxicating scents of mahonia, winter honeysuckle and wintersweet. Not only are these highly fragranced flowers a delight for us to smell but they also provide vital nectar and pollen for bumblebees.

Splashes of colour will catch your eye from the flowers of crocus, daffodils, snowdrops, primroses, muscari and camellias.

As nesting season is now underway, the garden birds are busy darting from tree to tree, eating berries and collecting twigs. They can be heard singing their songs, with our resident robins currently making sure they’re heard the most. It’s important to keep feeding your garden birds whilst also leaving twigs and branches on the ground for them to collect for nest building.