The outdoors is surging with the warmth and light of spring. Birds are singing. Flowers are blooming. Shoots are sprouting. Your neighbors are digging in the soil. No matter the color of your thumb, you may feel the urge to get your hands dirty and plant something.
Indeed, now is the time to get those tomatoes and squash seeds in the ground if you haven’t already.
But spring isn’t the only season to cultivate friendships with photosynthesizers. Fall is best for planting perennials and the prime time to pop native seeds in the fridge for cold stratification through the winter. Then you can start drawing up spring plans all over again.
And you don’t have to go it alone. Resources like the Discovery Center’s seed library can jump-start your native plant journey, and Heroic Gardens accepts volunteers to beautify public and private spaces in the region while helping military veterans heal from trauma.
Whatever plants you tend, remember to do it cleanly and quietly, with electric or, better yet, human power.
We hope that this issue gives you some ideas for your own garden now and through the seasons.
