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Plan for Spring. Winter is the perfect time to plan for the upcoming spring season. You can research and order seeds, bulbs, and plants and consider any changes or improvements you'd like to make ...
Protecting perennials is simple: A few easy steps will ensure your garden is ready to flourish in the spring. A little bit of extra love now will pay off before you know it.
And if you live in a colder region and want to save the corms to replant the next spring, you need to dig them, shake off the soil, separate them, and store them over the winter in a dry, frost ...
Vernalization (from Latin vernus 'of the spring') is the induction of a plant's flowering process by exposure to the prolonged cold of winter, or by an artificial equivalent. After vernalization, plants have acquired the ability to flower, but they may require additional seasonal cues or weeks of growth before they will actually do so.
Planted in autumn to give a display until early spring, the plants used for winter bedding are mainly hardy perennials. Spring flowering bulbs (tulip, narcissus, hyacinth, etc.) are also planted in the fall. Winter-hardy ornamental vegetables such as cultivars of kale and cabbage with coloured or variegated foliage are increasingly common.
Related: 14 Plants You Should Never Cut Back in Winter. Make Sure to Mulch. Mulch protects the roots of vulnerable plants, but the amount needed will depend on the weather. In zones that ...
The petals of Dianthus albens are only mildly toothed (if at all) Dianthus albens is a spreading or tufted herbaceous perennial, with semi-erect to upright stems reaching 35–40 cm, and with linear, opposite leaves. The inflorescence is slender, leafless, and bears one-to-many white to purple flowers, in Spring, Summer and Autumn (Sept-Apr ...
Heat-loving plants, like tomatoes and peppers, won’t grow well in winter. But many cold tolerant plants can be started early with winter sowing. If you’re looking for some planting inspiration ...