garden planning - 10 ingredients of a beautiful winter garden

I spend a lot of time in winter, staring out my windows, analyzing the structure of the garden and conceiving of changes to be made in the next year.  Houzz just posted on this topic, and started with the statement:

"Winter is the best time of year to take stock of your gardens and plan for the future. It's the time of year when gardens are laid flat, exposing their bones and allowing you to see the base of their structure. Take advantage of this time to restructure your design, order new plants or start plans for new hardscaping."

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1006984/list/10-Ingredients-of-a-Beautiful-Winter-Garden

Some of the gardens featured on Houzz are a wee bit over-the-top for the average person, but nevertheless, check out their photos, drool a little, and think about how you can apply the principles inyour garden!

For me personally, I am really enjoying the view of my new trellis out the dining room window (above).  The snow makes it especially nice since you can't see that those chairs are actually fronted by an unfinished pit of mud, rather than by the nice patio that I didn't get to completing last year!

So now you know what (some of) my plans are for this year!  What are yours?

Comments

[Paula H.]

What a great view!

I am planning on a super vegetable harvest this year.

[Ms S]

What a lovely view. Nice job on the trellis. :)

Next year we are tackling the front garden...which is currently a disaster. On another note, I keep seeing things I want to change in the back but tell myself to come back to that later. :)

[Calgary Garden Coach]

Thanks Paula and Ms S!
Looking forward to hearing what vegetables you will plant, Paula!
Ms S - you have the same problem as me. I tackle too many projects at the same time. I can't help myself! Let's see if you can remain so disciplined...! ;-)
Janice

[tree removal long island]

My dream house consists of this space too filled with tons of plants and wall climbing vines. Now that my friends is a healthy and beautiful house for me and my kids in the future.