Winter in the garden: peaceful rest

Winter adds a new dimension to the garden. The magnificent white carpet does not cover everything, on the contrary. A few tall-growing perennials pop up, ornamental grasses covered in frost attract our attention, the corkscrew willow appears in all its splendour once there is nothing left to hide it.

This display requires a certain amount of planning. When planting, you must lay in the plants keeping in mind the backdrop that the snow will provide, as well as the dramatic contrast that their colours will produce when mirrored by the brilliance of the surrounding snow.
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Potted plants
Foundations and borders
Trees and shrubs

Potted plants

  • Check the health of the plants you bring in for the winter.
  • Check the condition of your pots and containers and clean them.
  • Fill window boxes with snow and put evergreen branches over them. Decorate them if you so desire.
  • January is already the time to start thinking about seeding certain plants like begonias and geraniums.

Foundations and borders

  • Plan your plantings for the coming year by reading magazines, visiting expositions and watching television programs devoted to horticulture.

Trees and shrubs

  • After a heavy snowfall, gently remove the snow from around branches, particularly in hedges.
  • Be careful with de-icing salt. It can damage your lawn and shrubs.
  • Pile snow around the foot of young fruit trees. This will prevent field mice from getting to the trunk and gnawing the bark.
  • Cut branches from an apple tree, a cherry tree or a plum tree. Soak them in warm water for a few hours and put them in a vase. They will flower in a few weeks. Change the water every day.
  • It is the ideal season for taking pictures of the garden. The results are often surprising.
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