Gardening confession: I’ve been dreaming of spring gardening and leafing through seed catalogs. (leafing…ha!) If you’re like me and love gardening, I put together a list of what we can do right now to help this be the best gardening year ever.

☐ Remove dead or diseased plants from beds
☐ Pull winter weeds while they’re easy
☐ Check and refresh mulch around plants
☐ Prune dormant trees and shrubs (skip spring bloomers)
☐ Add compost to empty or resting beds
☐ Cover bare soil with leaves, mulch, or cardboard
☐ Clean and sharpen garden tools
☐ Wash pots and seed trays
☐ Order seeds + sketch a simple garden plan
☐ Refill bird feeders / provide water

“Nothing is blooming,
but everything is kept.
The seed dreams in its paper skin.
Roots hold the shape of summer.“

-Me