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The majority of plants usually suggested for the winter garden are happy only when temperatures stay above 0°F. I have chosen hardier plants so my plan for a winter garden is for the majority of readers. Like the autumn garden, it is not a specific spot of ground. Rather it consists of small trees, shrubs, and a few plants to be spread about the garden, bringing welcome color to the snow and ice.

Completely bury box in garden; leave outdoors all winter. If no garden space is available, place box in a cool spot; cover with piece of glass to help retain moisture; sprinkle soil in box monthly during winter. Moths may emerge in spring even if soil has not been kept sufficiently moist through winter. However, wings will be too dry to develop, and moths will die shortly.

Asparagus officinalis var. pseudoscaber is a graceful variety of the common garden asparagus that hails originally from Rumania. It has rhizomatous roots, tiny, green bell-like flowers, and wonderful drifts of green branchlets (not true leaves) on stems that can reach 4 feet in length. The burgeoning spears are miniature, too small to be used i food. These are cool and inviting plants in the garden. They ] easily from seed and are quite happy in a 6-inch clay pot to be I indoors in winter, or planted directly in the ground (where they i a mulch north of Zone 6).