Garden Transformation: From Bare to Bountiful in 5 Steps

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

Lovely colour dogwood

[@thegonepotties]

Be lovely when it gets established be great to see that deep red in the winter can’t wait for it to grow

[@jmch2186]

Great update Jackie. You can easily propagate Dogwood in early winter by cutting a good 15" stem from an established plant. Just put the in a bucket of water in an ambient temperature indoors. Take loads of cuttings to combat any losses. Love to you both x J

[@thegonepotties]

Great Idea Joan I’ll def do that when they get established , the ones I’ve bought only have a couple of stems on each . I love the deep red colour of them . Been out this morning cleaning the goats out it’s so nice to have no rain . Hope you’re ok love to you too xx

[@jmch2186]

All good thanks Jackie, cool and bright here now, I've been solidly out in the garden, so good to be out. Going through my seeds shortly, wahoo, roll on planting season 👍🏻

[@thegonepotties]

It’s all go love it , enjoy 😊 xx

[@patdelaney191]

To keep the dogwood stems that vibrant colour you need to cut it down every 3 yrs or so. Don't cut back the first year but then if you want, you could just thin it out by taking a couple of the older branches out alternate years. Hope all that makes sense.

[@thegonepotties]

thanks Pat brilliant advice really appreciated 👍

[@canadian-gardening-6A]

You are so creative Jackie! Great plans. The woodland area looks so pretty - no ferns? Thank you for sharing. Still 2 feet of snow here.

[@thegonepotties]

thank you ! There are ferns further along the roadside but i might have a look at some ferns , I love the really big ones. You still have snow 😳mind you it is still the winter, it won’t be long now and i’m sure you’ll be out there x

[@canadian-gardening-6A]

@@thegonepotties I thought ferns would naturally grow there. My neighbour gifted me a Cinnamon Fern and it's growing everywhere. Maybe invasive at some places. I also have large hostas and they do cover a lot of ground. I am slowly building a woodland at the back of you my yard. It feels so peaceful. I love colour, but I also get tired of colour. :)

[@thegonepotties]

There’s no ferns at all but I have seen them along the roadside , we have a lot of slugs with it being a wet and damp climate not sure if hostas would survive :)