This story comes from our archive that spans over 30 years and includes more than 130 magazine issues of GreenPrints. Whether It’s Spring Garden Inspiration, or Entertaining Garden History, Read More Gardening Stories in GreenPrints That, to me, seems like reason enough to put aside my doubts and get those bulbs in the ground or those seeds into some warm, indoor soil. Small, yes, but added up maybe more powerful than we think,” she writes. “We can create small sanctuaries for birds and butterflies, flowers and trees, one plot at a time. In One Garden at a Time, Diana Wells gives us a brief history of the push and pull between nature and industry, with gardeners square in the middle. And yet, each Spring, daffodils open their beautiful faces to the early Spring sun and tulips celebrate the most brilliant colors.īut there’s another reason to appreciate our Spring gardens. Whether it’s garlic or tulips, there’s something about planting right before Winter that feels so strange to me. When I think about it, though, it’s the bulbs that go in the ground in autumn that really test how much Spring garden inspiration you have. Starting seeds truly is an exercise in faith. I find that’s especially true with vegetables, since I’m often starting seeds while there is still snow falling gently from the clouds and I have to scrape ice from my car windshield. I’ll admit that I sometimes find Spring garden inspiration hard to come by.

Unseen Messages by Pepper Winters