Winter beauties in the garden
Most gardeners leave some perennials standing in the garden in winter, hoping they’ll catch the snow and make a beautiful display.
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Growing alpine strawberries
Sweet alpine strawberries are small intensely flavoured little berries also known as fraises des bois. The attractive perennial plants make good groundcover.
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Browsing the seed catalogues for new finds
Seed catalogues are arriving and they provide the impetus for every kind of wish fulfillment. For fancy pelargoniums (geraniums), order seed right away.
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Flowers in a cold season
A cool, bright northwest exposure provides light on three sides for flowering winter plants. Pots of forced tulips and hyacinths are happy. Blooms last longer in the cool window.
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