Tag: herbaceous plants

Herbaceous plants hardiness

The previous posts about the hardiness has mainly woody plants, thus tree, shrubs and half-shrubs. Herbaceous plants have chosen very different strategies than woody plants to survive the cold season. Trees and shrubs have aboveground plant parts must be able to withstand wind and cold without protective cover in order to survive the winter. […]

Autumn sowing

To cultivate forest garden plants from seed is a science in itself, with as many rules as exceptions. A good technique I figured tell about in this post is to use the autumn sowing. Unlike annuals, where many are adapted to warmer climates, forest garden plants usually permanent and well-adapted to our cold […]