Welcome!

Welcome to the Girls in the Garden blog!

On this page you will find tips, techniques, and reminders for your garden throughout the seasons! Our hope is to offer you as many helpful hints and fun garden activities as possible so you can gain the full enjoyment that your landscape offers.

As your blogger, Alyssa, I am diving into a new area of horticulture that now includes therapeutic principles. As we all know, gardening itself in either a solitary or group structure, holds immense therapeutic values. What I am interested in is gaining a deeper insight into the horticultural world in the minds of our children.  Throughout my blogs you will see many activities geared to getting your children into the garden, learning, exploring, and loving.

Winter Arrangements

To create a winter display for your door, front urns, or for a dinner table centerpiece, collect evergreen boughs from Pine, Spruce or whatever your favourite may be, along with some Red twig Dogwood branches, Sumac berry clusters, and any seed heads left in your garden. When perusing the Christmas aisles, look for any red, gold, or silver decorations that could add some sparkle to your arrangements.

Twine these together with Grapevine, string, or simply push branches into soil, and lay decorations in whatever fashion you like. There are many different colour sprays to add character as well. Use your imagination, it’s your house, you’re the designer!

“As the winter sun rises, the snow lays a gentle blanket on all it sees, protecting plants, and giving it solstice as the winter months prevail. “                                 - Alyssa Tozer