Gardening duties in late fall and winter are really not that much different in Charlotte and Waterloo, Ontario. But once the roses and perennials are cut back, the annuals removed, and the old leaves composted, now what do we do?

It has been a few months since the last newsletter and while the world may be going to heck in a handbasket, our gardens are still here asking for little but providing lots. I have a rather small garden, (I refer to it as compact), but it is amazing the number of plants I can stuff into it. In fact, according to many books, I don’t provide sufficient room for each plant. Hogwash, I say, they will figure it out.