IN THE WINTER WE DREAM AND ENVISION WHAT COLORS WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR YARD AND GARDEN.
With this photo of my purple Michaelmas Asters I share with you how these flowers were always the last to flower before the frost hit in the fall. Their beauty and fragrance drew bees until the very last day of flowering.
Begin by ordering catalogs.
Go on line and discover some of your favorite sites for finding plants.
Learn to use your own head in planting. Remember the zone you are in as to Climate and amount of Sun and Rain. Remember to figure in how much drainage you will need. Learn to understand the space needed for each plant to have room to grow.
And the color spectrum is important. From a distance, if you have too many colors in one spot, it will look brownish. However with lots of GREEN splash blue and white and a little bit of red and from a distance it will be magnificent. PLAN YOUR COLORS.
Also, you can envision and know when your plants will be in bloom. Staggering the planting times can help bring blooms in every part of the good weather.
Enjoy your catalogues. Enjoy the websites. Here are a few good links to search out:
Jackson's Roses
Schreiner's Iris Catalog
I recommend this as a good way to beat the winter blues.
Even if you do not have a garden, imagine WHAT IF you had one and your spirits will lift in the dreariest day of Winter.
SOME WEBSITES TO GO FOR SEEDS AND PLANTS INFO
CINDY'S LIST OF GARDEN CATALOGS
SCHREINER'S IRIS
PARK SEED
JACKSON & PERKINS
MICHIGAN BULB
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