If you weren’t one of the bajillion people jumping on the quarantine garden trend these past few months, you might think your chances of a producing a plentiful bounty in your own backyard have slipped away, along with summer’s warmer temps.
We’ve got good news! If your green thumb is still itching for action, it’s not too late—there are a number of outdoor projects that can still be carried out when the mercury drops. In fact, fall and winter can be an ideal time to tackle some of these critical items on your to-do list.
1. Clear out the flower beds
Some experiments fail. Relax: There’s no shame in your dead tulips or your shriveled succulents garden. Now that winter’s arriving, pick up your spade and give yourself a clean slate.
Take a long look at your yard, and decide which landscaping elements worked superbly last year—hey, your rose bush was tremendous—and which didn’t work well. Removing plants is easier when they’re in hibernation, so pull up the roots and start dreaming: What will next year’s experiment be?