I'm feeling cheated! It's the end of January and we haven't had a thaw! Not that I love trudging through slushy snow but the warmer temperatures that come with it make it so much easier to endure the next six weeks. Oh yes, you can be sure that Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow- he always does!!
It's not too early to start planning ahead for Spring and those chores that will need to get done. Pruning will be at the top of the list for many of us. The damage done by last December's ice storm will, undoubtedly, change the look of many of our gardens. Shade gardens will be exposed to more sun and some plants will have to be relocated. However, there are those pruning chores that are annual. Rose pruning is one of them and this month's Fine Gardening e-newsletter has a number of very informative videos for pruning the various categories of roses-shrub,climbing,hybrid tea and floribunda.
If you have a bad case of the winter blues then get a head start on gardening by growing your own plants. There's an excellent article and video on seed starting in this issue with easy techniques for scarification and soaking seeds to improve germination.
New additions to the e-newslettter include photos to help you choose the 'right plant for the right place , a new address for their blog site- The Dirt -and the Winter Wonders Photo Contest.
This year it will be a February thaw. I'm fine with that but I do wish it would hurry up!!
Think Spring!
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