While it's true that not many things grow in the garden during winter, your cold-weather backyard landscape can actually be a thing of beauty. Trees with fallen leaves provide sculptural interest, while frost and snow paint everything white. And that's exactly what the Farmers' Almanac say US gardeners will witness once again this winter.
If you're starting to think about your winter garden , it's worth paying attention to the predictions from the latest Farmers' Almanac winter weather forecast . The long-trusted source for weather predictions in the US and Canada states this winter will be particularly wet, windy and snowy: ' Farmers’ Almanac winter weather forecast calls for a season of rapid-fire storms that will bring both rain and snow, with little downtime in between.' Most locations are expected to be cold and wet, but it's forecasted that the lowest temperatures will be across Northern Plains to the Great Lakes region.
The coldest part of the season will hit in January and February, when it is expected Arctic air will hit the nation. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and storms will predominantly be found in New England and the Northeast, as well as the eastern third of the country also experiencing above-average winter precipitation levels. No matter where you are, it's worth putting some precautions in place now to protect your garden plants through the winter season.
Keeping the Farmers' Almanac winter weather predications in mind, these are some essential ways to get yo.