Yuletide, Winter Solstice, Christmas: Poems, Quotes, Sayings, Lore
Winter: Quotes, Sayings, Poems, Lore
"Winter is the season dominated by bare soil: the whole gardening cycle begins with the care and preparation of the earth during winter so that it will feed plants the following year. One of the things I enjoy about digging (and there are lots of things I enjoy about it) is the smell of the earth that is released by the spade cutting in and lifting clods that have been buried for a year. Not only does the soil itself have a real scent, but the roots of the crop or plant - even weed - that has been growing there will also contribute to the mix, creating something new out of the vague remnants of last season's garden.
- Monty Don, The Sensuous Garden, 1997
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