
Helenium, Illustrating the forgiving
process of Winter Sowing
There’s a great place of respite from the weight of world events and dispiriting local noise, and that place is the garden. Even the soil itself has been recently shown in studies to bring energizing catharsis to one’s spirit. To that end, Winter Sowing (WS) is one of the most joyful and hopeful tasks I do after packing away holiday decorations. That gardening and spending time in nature is restorative, especially for chronic stress, is now illustrated in science. So here we are in prime season for Winter Sowing: January – February. This post features ten (10) lessons I’ve learned about the process. If you are new to Winter Sowing, also check out the basics of why, how, when, what and where to Winter Sow in my SlideShare below.
This is my second lifestyle article, written for the purpose of celebrating gardening, travel and other lifestyle pursuits that support happiness, health and wellness. If you’re looking for my business articles, here’s a partial list of my posts on the topics of leadership, adapting to the Covid-influenced work world, adaptive change and transition, understanding “anti-fragile” concepts,setting goals, performance, working with groups and teams, as well as dealing with trust in organizations.

first year. Listed in the top ten lessons list.