All the decorations are down, and the house has been put back in order. Many of us are hunkered down with warm blankets, a stash of tea, and some good books to help get us through the long, dark and snowy days of winter ahead. I have to admit that I'm in that group. My great-grandson got me a lovely, warm throw for Christmas. My tea draw is full, and I have at least a dozen books on my Kindle loaded and ready. There's just one more thing I need to get through the winter and keep my sanity ... the mailman!
Ok, let me explain. To a gardener, winter is seed catalog time. It's like the Easter Bunny coming early. Seed catalogs are the bible of the gardening world. When I say, "seed catalogs," I also mean gardening catalogs and magazines. Days and days of turning those glossy pages filled with pictures of flowers, veggies, herbs, pretty garden ornaments, bird baths and bird feeders, as well as unusual pots and containers, and a host of other things. The snow may be falling like a curtain outside, but inside as I sit in my favorite armchair, I am surrounded by spring.
This year I am particularly interested in learning more about container gardening and working in raised beds. My trial run last summer in the little section of my daughter's yard that has been allotted to me gave me some successes and some failures, but all of it a learning experience. Now I know what will grow, what won't, and what I will need to make it bloom. I'm also dedicated to attracting butterflies and birds which we had few of last year. All in all, it's going to be a spring and summer of fun, exploration, and learning. You're never too old to dream a dream or go for the gold! Now if that nice mailman would only get here!
And so it is.
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