It’s almost January and there’s not much going on in the garden. It’s the time of year to hole up indoors and look back on last year and plan for next season. If you kept notes on your plot in 2025 (or did the cheats version and took photos of things as they were happening like I do) now is the time to decide what went well and what didn’t. It’s also the moment to design your bouquets for 2026. Once you’ve got the cutting-patch bug and grown annuals you can tweak and refine