During the spring the plants will come back, Frost said. But remember that this is true only for perennials. These are things to be done in order to prepare for spring but the eager gardener can plant cool weather plants that will add color and life to the landscape. Frost suggests cool weather plants such as pansies, violas, snap dragons, dusty miller, cabbage, and, kale. For those who do not want to dig in the dirt or have limited space, try container gardening, Frost said.
Container gardening means planting in pots or other containers.
Many people are now planting in buckets, designer containers, hanging baskets, and watering cans but what to put a plant in is up to the gardener. Once a person has decided what to plant and where to plant it they will need the appropriate tools. Frost says that there is a wide range of tools available that have designed to make gardening easy. For instance, she has found gloves that are made of an elastic cotton with rubber on the palms and fingers to assist with gripping tools. Other tools include portable benches and kneeling pads, ergonomically designed spades to make gripping easier and, of course, wide brimmed hats to keep the sun off our heads.