Winter Vegetable Garden Design
The nursery is a prime example of how to use both tried and true evergreens and unique varieties in garden design to keep your garden looking fresh and modern even through the winter.
Winter vegetable garden design. Most of us give a little thought to designing our garden for winter interest. Take a walk through the garden collecting branches and dried perennial stems. The general rule of thumb for planting a winter vegetable garden in zones 7 to 10 is to plant during october.
When we design our garden we think of the garden in terms of the beauty it shows in spring and summer and maybe in the fall. Start an indoor vegetable garden this winter by. Winter vegetables need a solid start before winter arrives because once cold dark days settle in plants won t grow gangbusters like they do in the summer months.
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Consider starting an indoor garden with edible crops that you can enjoy throughout the winter. Begin by filling the container two thirds full of sand. Use evergreen sprigs colorful twigs and dried perennials to create a winter wonderland in your containers.
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