Welcome back to the cottage garden! 🌸 In this cosy February vlog, I’m taking a slow and steady start to the year, tackling garden clean-up jobs and prepping for the growing season ahead. Join me as I clean and organize my greenhouse (plus share my secret trick for sparkling clean glass!), repair my trusty wheelbarrow, and share my starting point for the year. It’s a sunny spring-like day, and I’m feeling inspired to get things growing! 🌿 Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just dreaming of spring, I hope this video brings you a little joy and motivation. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more garden adventures! 💚
If you’re looking for more Winter videos to watch, some garden programmes I have been loving this Winter are Monty Don’s British Gardens on BBC, Garden Answer’s YouTube channel and watching old episodes of Gardeners World before it was back in 2025.
My growing zone is growing zone 8.
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Recommended garden to Visit is Altomont Gardens Co Carlow. Visited it yesterday! Snow drops and all spring bulbs ready to burst into bloom. Beautiful little coffee shop also. You would love it there.
I love visiting other gardens…thank you for taking us along. Oh and love your garden too 😊❤️🙏
Your garden is wonderful. I used to have lush gardens at my old house. The state I moved to is nothing but rock. So no gardens anymore. I love the Wellys😂🤣
Sometimes it’s hard to find new videos. But I search until you’re found. ❤
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Your thumbnail looks positively like Spring has sprung! The sun is shining and you’re not even wearing a coat! Lucky you! I swear that, until I come to Ireland and see it for myself, to me, your backyard IS Ireland.❤ I do love all the types of videos you do, Catherine.
Hope you had a very “cheeky”” Happy Birthday ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Can I ask what’s your flooring ..just have a new glass house and want to tile the floor x
38 days, we get there, 38 days until Spring. You are in a bit warmer part of the world. Frost and snow this week. I have to do many things, but just like you, gardening is my escape. Not a must but a pleasure to do.
Thank you. Great video.
I’m sad that people didn’t like the garden’s tour beacause I enjoyed it very much !
How do your 2 get on with Toffee ?? Are they pals ? 😊 x
I can live vicariously through you right now lol. We are at -14 and of course snow on the ground here in chilly Calgary🤦🏻♀️
I could have sat in that greenhouse listening to the rain with a coffee and a book no problem ❤. The pressure we put on ourselves sometimes is insane. Thanks Catherine.
Oh yes, I must have been one of those 10,000 viewers who watched the beautiful garden tours video first time around. It was so lovely to see it again.
Thank you for taking us to places I’ll probably never see. 😍💖
Still under about 8” of snow and approx -10 Celsius so any little bit of ‘SPRING’ is a delight 💖
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I am so jealous! I am here in Michigan, USA and we are covered in snow. Waiting for a big snow storm for Thursday. I just stare out the window counting the days until I can get outside! Thank you for showing us your gardens!
I’m zone 5, just south of Chicago. We are nowhere near daffodils and crocuses so I’ll just live vicariously through you for now. Cheeky thumbs up! 👍🏻
I love when you take us on field trips to pretty gardens, nurseries, thrifting…. Ok I love it all. Keep taking us along.💙
Thank you very much ❤❤❤ always a joy to listen and watch 😊😊😊
Love seeing your sunshine and flowery bits! Love St Brigid and Imbolc and new year! Still have snow on the ground here in Pennsylvania, but it’s coming! I could smell it the other day! Spring!!!
Catherine here in the USA, spring isn't until March, but if you go by the Celtic calendar, February 1st is the first day of spring in Ireland. 👍👍❤❤