A Giving Garden Spring

It all begins with a plan…

So here’s the secret about having a super productive Spring: it starts waaaaaay back in the Fall with lots of note taking and prepping beds, tucking in bulbs and sowing seeds, and dividing perennials! Gardening in New England has taught me there is a rhythm to having optimum success. That rhythm isn’t a mad dash in May to get everything planted in the ground and then a weekend warrior rip-it-all-out event in October. It’s more like a dance we do with Mother Nature all twelve months of the year. It’s true that some months are busier than others, but I love that each month comes with its own ‘to do’ list.

Our early Spring chores usually include prepping the dahlia tubers for our annual sale in March and starting the sowing of cool flowers like snapdragons, stock, statice, orlaya, and strawflower. As the weather permits, the outside tasks of resetting beds and cleaning up those forgotten spots, like the potting shed, all get done.

Here’s some of what blooms for us in early Spring: witchhazel, pussy willow, narcissus, Andromeda, crocus, allium, bleeding heart, leucojum, lilac, peony, anemone, and hellebore.

Happy planning!