Tip of the Week: Garden Design Basics
Posted in Gardening Tips on January 19th, 2010 by Sonia Uyterhoeven – Be the first to commentKeep These in Mind When Faced with the Season’s Onslaught of Catalogs
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Sonia Uyterhoeven is Gardener for Public Education. |
Now is the time of year that every good gardener gets inundated with new catalogs. For the plantaholic it’s a blessing and a curse. The feeling of a kid in a candy store is rekindled in even the most reticent gardener. The curse is that there is never enough time, space, or money to satiate our herbaceous or woody appetites.
However, the cold winter months are an ideal time to dream of redesigning your garden. I love spreading all of my catalogs on the living room floor and getting to work on lists or colorful collages of plants. To help navigate this challenging terrain, here are lessons learned and a few guidelines. read more »