Fortunately, here in the Midlands of South Carolina, the ground temperature never approaches anything near freezing. Therefore, you can plant most any plant from now until Spring.
Most of the plants you and I will find are growing in a pot at some nursery and will be much happier in the ground, whereas the ground temperatures are in the forties.
So, quit fretting about planting in the fall and winter. And, just get busy doing it. There are several advantages to doing so.
- You get ahead of Spring fever when costs are elevated and availability lessens.
- Your plants have spent more time developing their roots and later have more resources for blooms.
- Fall and winter planting requires less watering and maintenance.
- Weed control is more manageable.
- Overall, most plants will be more productive and dramatic in the Spring if they get an early start...which is now.
If you don't want to deal with a new plant bed or aspect of your landscape right now, then start planning for late winter or spring. Call me or someone else so that we can begin restoring a plant bed, creating a new one or perhaps getting creative with another aspect of your property.The sooner, the better, so that we may plan well ahead of plant availability and cost.
We can soon begin clearing out old unwanted plant beds and plants, designing new beds and vignettes.
Therefore; you may more so enjoy the Spring, Summer and seasons to come.
