GARDEN IDEAS WINTER LANDSCAPES

Garden Ideas-
Winter Landscapes

As any avid gardener knows, time is at a premium from Spring until the first frost of Fall. Many displaced Gardeners are looking for ways to fill their time during the winter months. When your garden is sleeping you have the time to go to the library or a bookstore and browse for new ideas and gardening tips. If your friends and family are looking to you for Holiday gift ideas, books on tree identification, composting and organic gardening will appreciated, especially for the upcoming season.

This is a perfect time to fulfill your dreams about building a greenhouse, researching that 'hard to plant' landscape or basic landscape design. It will help you chase away the winter blues if you sketch out plans for some new flower beds. How about one entire bed dedicated to your favorite color? Maybe planning a special moon garden, they only include flowers and plants that bloom white !

BUNDLE UP AND TAKE A WALK !

Here in Kentucky, Fall and Winter are my favorite times for walking in the woods, bird watching and making plans for Spring flower beds. Often, because of the lack of foliage and leaves this time of the year, the sun creates luminous colors not seen at any other time. I have taken some of my favorite wildlife and nature photos in the middle of Winter. I like to watch all the birds, not just on the feeders, but in the plants and on the ground. While you are enjoying the landscape around you, take notes about areas that may seem somewhat bare and need extra planting attention come Spring. Many of us who love nature, plant garden beds, shelter trees and plants specifically for the birds in Winter. As you are removing dead vegetation and making plans for Spring, consider planting a hedgerow of Evergreen or a Leyland Cypress. If you are concerned about your garden budget, consider starting a garden club. That way you can trade plants and ideas with others who are biten by the garden bug.

You are only limited by your vision !

(c) ~Sticklady