Planning Spring Projects "Flagstone Walk"

It's hard to think about projects for the Spring with the chance of a winter storm headed this way, expected to dump a foot or more of snow, but, it is actually a good time to plan.
By the time Spring rolls around, there will be raking, and mulching, planting....etc., etc., etc. and little time for planning.

Even though my rose garden looks like this now,

and the roses are sleeping with their heads sticking out of the snow, the garden will soon awake and look like this:

The birds and butterflys will return, as well as the fairy princesses who come to the garden to play and have a tea party!

By tea time, there is NO time for planning....

So I thought I would get you to put on your thinking caps and think about changes for the coming year.

One thing that might be of interest to you is to put in a new Flagstone Walk. Take a look at this one, installed by one of my website visitors. Didn't she do a terriffic job!!! Wouldn't you like that in YOUR garden?




See how one lady took on this task, and beautified her garden!

Visithttp://www.allaboutrosegardening.com/Flagstone-Walk.html

for the Step-by-Step instructions on how she built it.

Walks, or garden paths add so much to the garden. They define the walk space, and serve as edging for the flower beds.

If done correctly, you don't need to worry about weeds. As beautiful as this flagstone walk is, you can make walks out of  a number of different materials. Bricks, pavers, flat rocks, cobblestones, gravel, even simple mulch paths all work.
 You try to define the planting bed from the area to walk on, and make it nice to look at!

I would love for you to share your comments on building garden paths or walkways. If anyone has built one, please share it with us! Any tips or tricks you learned along the way to benefit us would be especially helpful

Thanks for sharing!

Keep those thinking caps on!



The Winter Garden

Welcome my gardening friends! Here in  Northern New England (zone 5) the snow has covered the ground and it is Winter! The nursery catalogs are pouring in, and I am making some final decisions on which roses to order for next year. Looking at the catalogs gives me hope that Spring is right around the corner, and will be here before we know it.
I have a ton of new ideas for the garden, and am already designing a new fence section that will hold some wonderful Ramblers.
I also have plans for making a concrete garden bench or two. See the "How to" videos: http://www.allaboutrosegardening.com/Concrete-Garden-Bench.html
I have discovered a place to order the molds from,  and have listed that information for you.

If you haven't started planning your "new" plants for next year, I suggest you order some catalogs and make your selections before they sell out!
The catalogs are a very valuable source of information. You can look-up specific roses, and find important information such as planting zone, variety, size, fragrance, and any specific growing information you might need.