There are many beautiful plants that bloom in the winter months. Shrubs like Camellia, Mahonia, and Sarcoccocca can provide an abundance of flowers from January through March.

Winter is also an ideal time to:

• Clean up garden beds

• Dig over and mulch with manure or compost

• Add lime to balance the Ph

• Wrap up marginally hardy plants such as Bananas, Canna Lilies, and outdoor Palm trees with burlap to protect from frost

• Plant Helleborus for winter blooms in your garden

• Cut back perennials just above the ground level

• Divide spring blooming perennials like Hostas