Understanding this, and when the Persephone Period begins and ends, will help you succeed at winter gardening. Plant growth is largely a function of the length of sunlight and temperature.

To this day, Demeter withholds fertility and plant growth while her daughter stays underground — hence, the season of winter. This tale is why gardeners today refer to the “Persephone Period ...

lush plants and delightful springtime fellowship as the Persephone Garden Club hosts its annual Plant Sale, a benefit for Meals of Mercy and Community Enabler. As in years past, the sale will ...