My Winter (Indoor) Garden
October 27, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Houseplants, Winter in The Garden
My winter garden is not so much a garden as it is a series of containers in sunny windows. I love to garden, so just because it turns cold outside doesn’t mean I’m ready to give up on growing. During the late fall and winter I still have several gardening activities going on inside.
Here are a few of the things I do during the winter to help me make it through until spring.
- I love to force a few bulbs every year for mid winter blooms.
- I usually get at least one poinsettia during the Christmas season, I usually purchase a couple and put them in our deep windowsills (we live in an old brick house, so our walls and sills are three bricks thick), so they can add cheer through the winter.
- I usually bring in some of my outdoor annuals so they can continue blooming through the winter, some of my favorites are impatiens, geraniums, and begonias.
- Of course I have several houseplants that are inside keeping me cheery all year round.
- In the next couple weeks I’m going to put together a winter indoor herb garden, so I can clip fresh herbs all winter long.
- In January and February I start little seedlings for my summer garden. I love it when the little seedlings start popping their heads out of the soil.
What do you do during the long winter to satisfy your need to garden.
Image(c) L Gerlach
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