Winter doldroms - Now is the time to plan for spring, summer

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

As an amateur gardener, I like nothing more than getting on my hands and knees and tending to newly transplanted flowers and herbs in my yard each spring and summer. Winter is a particularly difficult season for me because nothing is growing. The only benefit is that the lull means spending cold days curled up on the couch flipping through gardening magazines and seed catalogs.

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