You can almost feel it being shaken off, the winter. There are the winds in March, then stillness. Gradually we shed layers, marvel at the lengthening evenings and remember our growing spaces, finding ourselves keen to dabble. Spring is, traditionally, a time of great gardening fervor. We mow lawns, plant trees and dig beds. Sowing seeds happens once the vernal equinox passes, and suddenly it’s all growth and leaf until late summer. It’s easier than you might think and you don’t need much: an old yogurt container or plastic tomato tray, a handful of soil, a few seeds, a sunny windowsill and some TLC. See what turns up. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Fifty-One Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 50 Wild Life Our seasonal guide to gardening. Arts & Culture Issue 43 Behind the Shed The allure of a garden retreat. Arts & Culture Issue 37 Vizcaya Gardens A garden once dismissed as a stylistic mishmash now conjures nostalgia for an impossible place. Arts & Culture Issue 35 In Season Why flower power is perennial in the spring. Arts & Culture Issue 28 Bird Grammar Learning the strict, squawky syntax of birdsong. Arts & Culture Issue 51 Emily Gernild The Danish painter breathing new life into an old medium.
Arts & Culture Issue 37 Vizcaya Gardens A garden once dismissed as a stylistic mishmash now conjures nostalgia for an impossible place.
