As a gardener and a grower, midwinter can be a tough time. The shorter days and colder nights are hard enough on all of us (unless perhaps you live in sub-tropical climes on the West Coast). But as someone who turned to gardening and nature in my twenties as a way of improving my mental health and wellbeing, I find late December through to early February particularly precarious.
Nothing appears to be growing, it’s harder to get outside, and color is lacking. Most of all, that wonderful lift you get - that sense of hope or achievement when you see new shoots or a flower thriving in your yard - well, those moments are few and far between.
