Winter Garden Cut Back

Slowly but surely making room for spring

Galanthus ‘Viridapice’ among the old Penstemon foliage in the Cottage Garden.

“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream.”

—Christopher Lloyd

Rebalancing

I have watched the swell of ecological gardening advice…