After a long season of dishing the dirt on everything from gardening garb to wacky ways to water, we Greengirls are throwing in the trowel. Now that most of us are putting our gardens to bed, we’ve decided it’s time to put our blog to bed, too.

Believe it or not, the secret to putting your garden to bed is mulch, mulch and more mulch. You don’t have to rip up all your annuals, but before the first snow fall, you should cover your bed in a 2 to 3 inch layer of leaves or grass clippings. It protects your soil and your perennials from winter weather and our spring freeze-and-thaws.

For those gardeners looking for a more detailed how-to, Connie Nelson and multimedia producer, Jenni Pinkley put together a marvy instructional video about winterizing your garden. Not only does she make it look easy, but Connie can really make a pair of a gardening gloves and a jean jacket look high-fashion.

Do you tidy up your garden for winter or wait until spring to rip up your unwanted annuals? We’ll keep the blog up through October, so please feel free to share tips about how you put your garden to bed. I know our first time gardeners will have a question or two.

It was wonderful to share this growing season with you. We’ve learned a lot from each other’s mishaps, mistakes — and most importantly, our sweet successes.

Please weigh in on topics you’d like us to tackle next spring, and as always… Happy Gardening!

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