Winter Gardening Guide | EDEN'S GARDEN

How to Care for Fiddle Leaf Fig in the Winter

December 14, 2022 by Norman

Fiddle Leaf Fig Winter Care

How To Care For Fiddle Leaf Fig In The Winter-fiddle-leaf-fig — *Fiddle leaf fig in a container*

Fiddle leaf fig also known as ficus lyrata is a broad-leaf evergreen that grows along the Western African coast, this garden beauty belongs to the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. The fiddle leaf fig can reach heights of 60-100’tall in its native habitat and can also be grown as a popular indoor plant growing from 2-10′ tall. Many years ago I worked as an interior plantscape technician for a 5-star resort and one plant that was used on many projects was the fiddle leaf fig.

Best Winter Lawn Treatment

December 19, 2021 by Norman

Winter Lawn Care Guide

Best Winter Lawn Treatment-grass-covered-with-snow — *Grass covered with snow*

The winter months have finally arrived, your once beautiful green lawn has lost its lusters as your grass turns a straw-yellow/brown color. This lawn discoloration is quite common during this time of the year for warm-season grass as it goes into a dormant state going to sleep taking its long winter rest until the warmer seasons arrive.

Winter Garden Tools Cleaning

February 11, 2022December 12, 2021 by Norman

Preserving Your Garden Tools

Winter Garden Tools Cleaning-garden-tools — *Basic garden tools*

The winter months are finally here and what that means is a slowing down from working outdoors but this time of the year provides us a chance to focus on our garden tools as we give them that much-needed cleaning and rest from working hard during the spring, summer and fall months.

Insects That Live In Cold Climates

December 11, 2021December 10, 2021 by Norman

Where Do Insects Go During Winter?

Insects That Live In Cold Climates-ladybugs-on-plants — *Ladybugs on plants this is a good bug*

As the winter months, approaches does this spell doom and gloom for insects putting an end to their nuisance from invading our homes and gardens, or is it that even during this time of the year they show us just how adaptable they are. There are mixed views on this topic and while it is true that extreme cold conditions can reduce their population research has shown that insects are adaptive surviving the freezing winter chill burrowing into the soil, overwintering in mulch, leaf piles, and loose tree bark.

Forcing Trees and Shrubs to Bloom Indoors

February 19, 2023December 4, 2021 by Norman

Promote Flower Bloom Indoors

Forcing Trees And Shrubs To Bloom Indoors-a magnolia-flower — *White magnolia flower*

Fill your indoor living space this winter with beautiful flowers by forcing both your trees and shrubs to bloom, this technique will trick your spring trees and shrubs into thinking it’s spring even though it’s winter. Having that color pop as you connect with nature indoors is pretty amazing, forcing your indoor plants to produce flowers is a great way to get a jump start on the season, especially during the winter months.

How To Keep Indoor Plants Alive During Winter

December 1, 2021 by Norman

Indoor Winter Plant Care

The presence of indoor or interior plants can bring such great changes as we connect with nature by bringing nature indoors, interior plants not only bring a beautiful change to our indoor environment but also provide or clean the air we breathe. The winter months however can present a challenge for many homeowners as they seek to keep their plants alive and healthy during this time of the year.

To ensure that your plants keep their luster and thrive during the cold season follow these simple steps that will give you much success.

Greenhouse Gardening

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 by Norman

Growing Edible Foods in Winter

Greenhouse Gardening-a-greenhouse — *A mini greenhouse*

Growing your edible foods provides you the opportunity to grow healthy while saving a few dollars this is an awesome way for the whole family to connect with nature during the winter months. Below we will be discussing how this is done.

A great way to extend the season is with greenhouse gardening, whether you’re growing fruits, vegetables, herbs, shrubs, or some other type of plant species one thing for sure and that is with a greenhouse you can grow plants both for enjoyment and for food. Many homeowners are getting into greenhouse gardening because of the benefits that are involved.

Winter Garden Dont’s

November 18, 2021 by Norman

Winter Garden Do’s and Dont’s

Winter Garden Dont's-a-bird-eating-berries — *Bird eating berries*

Protecting your landscapes and ensuring that your garden plants survive the harsh winter months is a great way to ensure the survival of your garden once the cold season passes. Many homeowners have made the mistake of not taking these steps which has caused them big time.

Winter Flower Garden Ideas

November 7, 2021November 6, 2021 by Norman

10 Winter Flowering Plants

Winter Garden Flower Garden Ideas-beautiful-pansies — *Pansies*

The fall months are just about over as we approach the winter with their long chilly days, this is the time of the year nature takes her long-awaited rest as snow-covered garden plants fall to sleep and flower blooms in their array of beautiful colors slowly fades. The good news however is that even during the winter months your garden can still display beautiful flower blooms giving you a colorful winter during the cold season.

How Do You Make A Winter Garden?

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 by Norman

Growing Plants In The Winter

How Do You Make a Winter Garden?-blue-jay-resting-in-snow — *Blue Jay resting in the snow*

For many of us, the approaching winter months can put a damper on spending time in our gardens, the good news however is we can still do what we love even during the winter months by extending the season with these garden tips that are simple but have proven to give good results.

Winter Mulching Tips

October 11, 2021December 23, 2020 by Norman

Using Mulches in Cold Climate Gardens

Winter Mulching Tips-bark-mulch — *Bark mulch*

The use of mulches in the landscape and gardens serves many purposes, besides being used for beautification, suppressing weeds, conserving moisture, increasing microbial activity, keeping the soil temperature cool, helping to adjust the soil’s ph, adding nutrients, and helping to build soils mulches are also used to protect the roots of garden plants during the winter months.

If you haven’t already now is the time to use this all-natural material that has so many benefits. This way of gardening is smart and has proven to be effective in maintaining plants. Here’s what to consider when preparing your garden plants for the cold months ahead.

Winter Wildlife Garden

October 11, 2021December 25, 2019 by Norman

Winter Proofing your Garden for Wildlife

Winter Wildlife Garden-a rabbit-in-the-snow — *A rabbit in the snow*

It’s that time of year again when those chilly days and nights lets us know that winter is fast approaching. As we prepare for this time of the year let us not forget the wildlife that graced our gardens by making them their homes.

How wonderful it is for wildlife to make our gardens a part of their natural habitat but as much as we enjoy having them around as their presence brings our gardens to life with their activities during the warmer months they are depending on us to give them a helping hand during the colder months so they can settle down during those cold days and nights being sheltered from the harsh winter frost.

So let’s ensure their safety by making our gardens cozy getting a jump start on the winter months so when spring and summer arrive they can once again bring much enjoyment with their presence.

Winter Garden Chores

October 11, 2021December 14, 2018 by Norman

Giving your garden a break

Implementing these 12 tips for winter gardening success

Holly Plant-winter-garden-chores — *Holly plant covered in snow*

It’s that time of year again as we enter the winter months with snow-covered gardens that let us know that winter is here. This is the time of year when our garden plants go into rest mood from all that hard work during the spring and summer months as they put forth flowers, fruits, and all of that other good stuff as we reaped a good harvest from the many hot days that were spent in our gardens.

But before those chilly days sets in and the snow appear there are some things to consider like preparing both ourselves and our gardens as we enter the winter months.

Creating a checklist

Creating a checklist is so important because what we don’t want is to leave anything undone when it comes to ensuring that everything is in place which will make this time of year a lot easier when securing our gardens.

Let’s get started

Winter Plants For Winter Gardening

October 11, 2021September 5, 2017 by Norman

Winter gardening for garden success

Winter gardening is a great way to extend your season, This method is not new but has been around for generations. In this article we will be looking at ten winter garden plants that can survive the cold

and brighten up those chilly days as you enjoy their beauty and charm, so give it a try and venture upon this amazing experience. I promise you will be glad that you did.

Winter garden plant list

Firethorn

Firethorn is a great choice for winter gardening. This plant grows to about 16 feet can survive in moist or dry soils and thrives in partial sun, full sunlight, or shade.

How To Grow A Winter Garden