Putting the Garden to Bed: How to Prepare for Winter

Getting your garden ready for the winter involves several steps. A general garden cleanup in the fall will help you get your garden ready for spring planting. You may want to cut back certain plants, clean up debris, and plant species that need to be in the ground in fall, protect plants from winter weather, and leave some plants for winter interest. Removing plants or debris with diseases or pest problems ensures that your garden will remain healthy over the winter and into the next season.