Winter In The Wine Country

“The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies.”
Gertrude Jekyll, 1843-1932
20th Century’s most influential garden designer and writer

Hello Garden Friends,

If any of you are wondering if you can plant in the winter—yes you can! You can plant in the winter, as long as what you’re planting is hardy for your planting zone. When the ground is frozen, what we do at The White Pear is use a pickaxe to break up the soil, dig out the appropriate size planting hole, fill with good blended soil, plant, and mulch with 2-3 inches of compost.

Last fall, we had the pleasure of designing a landscape on a hilltop in the Dundee / Dayton wine producing region of Oregon. The 360 degree views were stunning. We designed a modern style landscape to mirror the style of the home. A few weeks ago, we did the first phase of the plant installation. It was a cold, dry winter day, but with lots of sunshine, so it was very pleasant. We planted all native and hardy evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses, and bulbs. The homeowners love olive trees—these were planted earlier in the fall, along with meadow grass in all the negative space areas. Check out our latest video.

Thanks for watching. Have a warm, cozy winter, and enjoy the beauty of the winter landscape. I hear we may have snow this week in Portland ❄️!

Enjoy, and as always love hearing from you! Till the next time... 

Love, Holly ~ Your Queen Bee at The White Pear