Green Thumb in Winter - The Garden Catalog

A favorite way for a gardener to spend the cold winter months is to make plans for the coming spring by flipping through a garden catalog. This is not to say planting can’t be done in winter as well, depending where you live. Certain plants like the cold weather and you don’t just have to stick with evergreens. In any case, winter is truly when you have time and leisure to browse garden accessories and to make plans for starting a garden.

You may have a favorite seed company you order from every year, and want to see what new seed varieties are offered this season. Or, you may use your non-planting times to research how to compost, order soil tests, and evaluate which plants are suitable for your planting zones.

Year-Round Gardens

You may be lucky enough to live in a region where winter has very few frosts, and instead, brings countless warm days perfect for growing flowers and planting seeds. These gardeners will have to plan accordingly and look ahead only a couple of months when placing orders with garden catalogs. For these gardeners, seed catalogs arrive with each season and there are more plant varieties to consider planting.

When gardening is more than just a hobby, catalogs can be great sources for new fruit and vegetable seeds, as well as new and improved gardening equipment. Garden catalogs can be found in print form—you can get on a mailing list by calling or typing your name and address in at the web site.

Garden supply stores and bookstores carry numerous gardening magazines as well. Or, you may find it easier to shop online and browse through hundreds of gardening products at the click of the mouse.

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