Most Enthusiastic gardeners agree that gardening is a grand adventure with thrilling experiences at almost every turn. Yet as I look around among my gardening acquaintances. I am amazed to find that many miss much of the joy of their hobby by limiting their activities to the few short months of summer.

There are many ways the hobby of gardening can be an absorbing enterprise the entire year, and one of them is by allowing the seed and nursery catalogs to carry you through strange and exciting adventures during the winter.

There is an idea abroad among matter-of-fact gardeners that a seed or nursery catalog is merely sales literature for ordering plant materials. Their catalogs are discarded after their needs are ordered so as not to clutter up the house. They miss the pleasure and instruction which can be theirs from the correct use of catalogs.

To make clear what one gardener thinks is correct use, let me recount a few of the exciting adventures that have come my way during the years in which I have let seed and nursery catalogs be a part of my year-round living, but please overlook the perpendicular pronoun if it becomes too prominent!

Unless you live in a high rise apartment building, you may have to put some thought into exterior home lighting. Many of the retirement communities and gated communities have lighting plans already laid out so you don’t have to concern yourself with it, but sometimes this is not true. Every home has various lighting needs.

Security is always an issue when it comes to outdoor lights, but it is also nice if you can get it to accent the highlights of your landscape. You don’t want to just go out and set up some lights without any forethought. Chances are you may need more lights for your home outside than just a regular porch light.

When it comes to aesthetics, your exterior home lights is going to be up to you. Lining walkways with lights is a really popular option for security reasons, but it can also help to enhance the appeal and look of the path.. When you do this on your property, go with small lights that have a rather dull glow.