How to Prepare Your Perennial Garden for Winter in a Cold Climate

Learn how to prepare your perennial garden for a long northern winter with simple tips for fall cleanup, watering, mulching, dividing plants, and protecting your garden until spring.

By late fall, a northern perennial garden can look a little alarming.

The flowers are gone. Leaves are turning brown. Plants that were enormous a few weeks ago are suddenly collapsing onto the ground.

After spending all summer taking care of them, it’s easy to look at the garden and think:

Well. That doesn’t look promising.

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