Prepare for Spring

Up here in Wisconsin it has been bitterly cold over the past few weeks, warmed up a little for the holidays but mostly it's been below zero.  Because of days like this, when I can hardly feel my own nose, it makes me long for spring when all this snow will begin to melt and I can start plotting. Plotting what I am going to get my hands into first, what new flowers would I like to put in my window boxes, will I add another raised bed to my veggie garden???  I know if you enjoy gardening as much as I do many of you are thinking the same things. 

Although it seems far away it will be here before you know it, and it's always a relief to be prepared before hand.  Right now, while there is still snow on the ground, is the perfect time to get your family and other community members involved and excited about gardening too!  Every community or city has a least a handful of locations in which you drive by and think about how great that plot or empty space COULD be.   So although your backyard is definitely something to be proud off don't keep it all for yourself, share this passion and all the great benefits of gardening with your community and neighbors.