Looking Thru My Winter Lens

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If you are anything like me, then welcoming nature has a strong desire for you. As I cast my eyes on the snow-covered landscape during these remaining winter months, I hunger to get outside. Sure, I have a sunroom with indoor plants that provide life and greenery to my home’s interior space, however the smell of earth and looking at fresh buds on trees and shrubs excites my senses each Spring.

However, being a New Englander, you make the best of life through the change of seasons and adapt your living habits. Finding ways to bring the outdoors in can add some comfort to a gardener’s soul. I have come to embrace a variety of ferns in my gardens over the years, so I thought why not surround myself with some potted inside ferns.

One green plant that can carry continuity from indoors to outdoors are ferns. Growing inside potted ferns can provide some comfort of the tropics. Add an aromatherapy diffuser with the scent of Eucalyptus or Lemon Grass and your space is transformed .

So, venture out and get yourself a new potted fern, or better yet, find a friend that can share a cutting or a transplant piece of their house plants.

Then the bonded memory of that plant’s life came from a friend that shared with you.

2 YEAR OLD BOSTON FERNS

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TRANSITIONING PLANTS TO OUTDOOR SPACES

When you transition to your outdoor space, many potted ferns can come outside and decorate your deck or porch. Now, for an added extension to a shady area of your garden, try growing a variety of ferns for tropical green interest. In my opinion, ferns are a companion planting for a contrasting shade garden, an Asian garden or mixed with semi shade summer perennials.

GARDENER INSIGHTS

So, what else is a gardener to do during these remaining winter weeks: Engage in things that inspire you about gardening.

· Do some armchair shopping for starter seeds, or accent pieces that can refresh your outdoor space

· Subscribe to some of the great gardening channels on You Tube. There is a huge community of people with similar interests across the Us and Canada that are willing to share their tips and tricks as gardeners.

· Grow some herbs. They are easy and useful and attractive to look at and carry a nice fresh smell.

· Plan your garden visiting calendar. Plan at least one garden a month to visit. A friend or families you admire, a public garden, or research a road trip to explore a garden you have been curious about visiting.

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I have the privilege of creating and re- designing many gardens for my clients. However, I need to have constant inspiration to see how others from different states across New England are presenting their grounds. So, I venture to fill my thirst for nature’s inspiration every day.