It's winter in our Garden
December,the holiday month, for the gardener this is the period of rest and slow germination of new ideas for coming spring. We celebrate Christmas, the beginning of new life, and return of light. Outside our gardens, our plants and trees look almost dead. Yet we all know that coming spring they will bloom, trees will form new leaves, and that barren place will be humming with life again.
Indoors
just after Christmas we can imagine spring time with
spring flower bulbs. We have to trick them by cooling them in the fridge.
When take them out our bulbs feel the warmth and think spring has arrived.
When January or February come with the first ................ are announcing spring it's time to get busy with our containers, herb gardens and to start op our spring flower garden.
Winter gardening is mostly about preparation and planning ahead, but that doesn't mean we only have to sit and wait till the sun gains strength. The famous quote "Of all the trees that are in the woods, the Holly bears the Crown." says it all. The holly
The Christmas Cactus is also one of the blooming plants that brighten up these dark days of the year
Starting some
herbs and plants for our indoor use
is a fine way to keep some young green show its "leaves". Basil, Parsley and Thyme are always nice to have around,
your meals will certainly profit. An additional benefit of an
indoor herb garden is the nice
atmosphere their aroma adds to your house.
And when we really are looking ahead to spring, know that it's coming is one of the few things we really can be sure of. Tulips and Narcissus will bloom, we will start our strawberries and summer flowers.
Summer days lazing away in our back yard, Grapes will grow and be harvested. And we come full circle again.
Virtual Gardening is coming of age, Gardening on your computer? Well actually it is in your computer, 3D models of plants and combinations of them are simulated within the memory banks of the computer. Actually 3D design is not only for scientists. For us the use of good 3D design software really pays off
You might like to pay a visit to our free Gardening EBook Library we keep filling it up with downloadable PDF's on gardening topics.
Use our site map to find your way if you get lost along our garden path or find information on individual cultivars in Plants A to Z