Preparing the garden for winter! What to do and NOT do.

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Published 2020-12-02
Winter is coming to the northeast and Mid-Atlantic and you want a great garden next year. Learn what you should and should NOT do now. What plants look good over the winter months? Make spring maintenance easier by learning what weeds to remove now. Since gardeners will be spending less time outdoors, see suggestions for what you might want to do over the winter months. Be inspired to add to your native plant garden!
All Comments (11)
  • @wrightselections
    I have really been enjoying your channel, Lourdes. I'm in Southwestern Ontario and share most of the same native plant species as your area. I really appreciate this video in particular because most videos on YouTube show spring through summer but I have now seen what your garden looks like through I think 3 seasons now. Seeing things in their dormant state can help people decide on what to plant for winter interest. Creeping Charlie... BOOOO HISSS 😅 we have had it in every place we've lived, I swear. Anyway, thanks again!
  • @nancytipping7264
    Thank you for all you do! And we should all remember all the life (like firefly larva, etc.) that exists under the leaves right now, just waiting for spring :)
  • @carol1derful
    Lordes, your channel is my Go To for suburban plantings which honor native species...thank you!! In my learning curve, I find it really helpful to have a running list in the Description of the plants discussed. Would you please consider adding such a list? Thank you 😊 🌿
  • @colibri1
    People are told that that Chasmanthium latifolium grass can be grown even in full sun, but it looks stressed and yellow-ish when planted in full sun. In the wild, you always see it in at least dappled shade, where it remains its proper healthy green.
  • @francostacy7675
    Okay I have already learned a lot. I’m excited. Where can I find a list of native plants and which bees, butterflies and caterpillars use them? I do have a lot of non natives and I will be focused on natives but would like to know which ones are more beneficial than others Thanks I have noticed a lot of activity on the following and want to know if they are good to grow Fennel Dill Zinnias Pokeweed
  • @jakelewis36
    What’s the name of the plant in the thumbnail?
  • @jessicatate1673
    Re: master gardener programs: From a personal perspective I am particularly stymied that people would pay over $300 (cost in my state) for the luxury of a title. Any subject from “master gardener “ programs can be easily learned from credible online sources, and even the local library. If you search hard enough you can find a syllabus that contain such topics and learn at your own pace. Additionally, any gardener with at least 15 years experience should be granted virtuoso status, regardless of whether they enrolled in such program. Finally, the “master gardener “ title is abhorrently cringey, demeaning, and dehumanizing (not a “woke” perspective, I really don’t like such titles). I will look the other way from any gardener that boasts the “master” gardener title.