It is cold outside and you are gazing longingly at your frosty garden but don’t despair there are things you can do to get yourself ready for Spring.
Sort & store your seeds
The Spruce – Seed Saving Tips
Simple & Inexpensive Ways to Store Your Seeds
Start a journal
Record what grew well & didn’t, problems and successes – it is hard to remember all the details from one season to another.
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Check out this one from Calgary gardening expert – Donna Balzer
Speaking of gardening experts why not go online and follow professional gardeners who are experienced in growing in the area where you live. Most are more than happy to answer your gardening & landscaping questions.
Join a local garden club or horticultural society
Many organizations meet over the winter and provide interesting speakers, who will provide you with ideas & advice for the next growing season.
Start growing indoors
Seeds – Tips from the Farmer’s Almanac
Bulbs – Growing Bulbs Indoors
Herbs- Indoor Herb Garden
Planning next year’s garden
Take photographs of the garden through spring and summer then during the winter months, you can examine the visual changes to your garden. This also provides the perfect opportunity to rethink plants, borders, colour scheme, landscaping and decorative elements.
Finally, if you have wondered outside to get some fresh air and feed the birds, resist the urge to pick up a forgotten pile of leaves or underbrush you never know what little creature has made it their winter retreat.
