Winter can be tough on a garden…and on the gardener! If you are a gardener who suffers from the winter gardening blues, take heart. There are ways to beat those blues! Here are some winter gardening ideas to turn your winter gardening blues into a period of fun and learning. You may even learn enough to make next year’s garden better than ever!
Winter Gardening Ideas
Winter is the perfect time to join a gardener’s club or plant society. It’s a fantastic way to meet new people who share your passion for gardening. You can also learn from gardening experts and increase your knowledge about a particular plant. Check out the American Horticultural Society to find one that interests you in your area.
Nurseries and other gardening organizations offer some informative and fun gardening classes that even non-members can attend during the winter. Is there an area of gardening that you feel you are lacking knowledge in? Watch for a class in that field and put winter time to good use by improving your gardening skills.
Start a garden-themed book club! There are a lot of ways to do this, and you aren’t limited to gardening books. Try reading a novel with a garden theme. A favorite of mine is Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah. It’s enchanting and I highly recommend it! It’ll certainly help make the time pass more quickly until spring comes.
Spend some time creating something beautiful for indoors, like a sweet succulent garden or a kitchen herb garden. Surrounding yourself with these little beauties can’t help but erase some of those winter gardening blues!
Winter is also a good time to propagate the plants you love the most. Houseplants such as begonias, African violets and miniature roses are pretty easy to propagate from leaf cuttings. All you need to do is dip the leaf stem into a rooting hormone before planting in a pot of good-quality potting soil. You should have new leaves appear in about a month. Once you’ve started some new plants, share the joy by giving one to your neighbors!
It won’t be long before winter {and the winter gardening blues!} are over, and you’ll be ready to put your new-found knowledge into action. Don’t forget to prune your trees this winter!
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