RE: Winterizing

Hi Ginny,
 Thanks for the lovely thoughts about the winter gardening season :).
Personally, by this time of year I am feeling like I need a well deserved
rest from digging, weeding, planting, mowing, mulching, potting, etc.  But
as soon as the really bad weather starts and I CAN'T  get out - I WANT to
get out!  Unless its pouring cats & dogs (we have little to no snow most
winters) I go outside every day during winter.  There is always pruning,
spreading mulch, dormant spraying and peering at the soil to see if anything
is happening to keep me occupied.
	Since I work at home, winter is when I have a chance to catch up on record
keeping to keep Uncle Sam happy, read my gardening magazines and attend
Hardy Plant Society programs.  Of course catalog reading, seed starting,
fussing with plants in the light garden and greenhouse and day dreaming are
also high priorities :).  Also, I might actually be able to get away for a
winter vacation this year.
	That's the beauty of gardening - no two years are ever quite the same, the
garden looks different every time you "see" it and it is never "finished".
Happy Thanksgiving to All,  Marilyn

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Ginny
Sent:	Thursday, November 18, 1999 6:37 AM
To:	perennials@mallorn.com
Subject:	Re: Winterizing

I always have the best intentions when it comes to winterizing my gardens,
but in reality, I don't always get everything done that I would like to.  I
tend to get rid of the leaves in the flower beds.  I go over them with the
mower and then compost them for incorporation into the soil in the spring.

This time of year makes me kind of sad.  I think about all the days ahead
where I won't be able to go out without a coat and hat and gloves (I'm a
fair weather gardener).  When all the leaves fall and swirl around and I
smell the smoke of wood burning in fireplaces and stoves, I think about the
long winter and cozy fires and pots of soup and the catalogs that are
already starting to arrive.  But I still will really miss going out into my
garden each day and exploring. I'll watch from inside and observe the birds
and other creatures that also call my bit of paradise home.  It will
continue to be magical, especially if and when the snow begins to fall.
I guess that Thanksgiving is perfectly timed so that we can reflect on what
we are fortunate enough to have.  Hope you all have a wonderful holiday.
Ginny (zone 6 in PA)
p.s.  I miss all the mail I used to get--truly a sign of the season.

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