Gardening has always been a big part of my life, but for the past few years my own garden has been woefully neglected. Family, work, art, and life has gradually encroached on my precious gardening time and lately I have been too embarrassed to face the weeds and the decline.This is about to change. This weekend I met with Tracey, (blogger friend, horticulturist, garden consultant, artist, and almost neighbor). We had a wonderful time walking around my yard in the warm morning sun, discussing options, admiring the good, noting the bad. Tracey's positive attitude and practical advise, made me see the garden and the practice of gardening with new eyes. I am truly inspired! The daunting job of caring for our acre of our overgrown land, will be broken down in small manageable projects. I have promised myself to stay on task and to rediscover the joy of digging in the dirt and stopping to smell the roses...
What beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteYou obviously have a beautiful garden. I'm a bit jealous of a whole acre, but I do know that's a lot of weeding and pruning! I'd love to see more photos as you progress :-)
Susie
I need a friend like that. Or enough money for a gardener. :) My thumb is not even a bit green. Mind you, yesterday I realized that maybe it's not totally my fault things don't grow as they should. The lovely rabbits that frequent our yard have been chewing on the bushes. No wonder they aren't growing. I guess I should have protected them though. Like I said. I need a friend like that too who would point thing out for me. :)
ReplyDeleteour tiny garden has been neglected so far this year. i love your photos and must find time to get busy myself.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that this new garden will be a great source of inspiration and pleasure ... your photos are beautiful ...
ReplyDeleteWhat an inspiring post! I hope you're able to get in the dirt this spring. I'm already planning my little pots of tomatoes and peppers and thyme. I hope I can get to them this upcoming month. After it stops snowing :)
ReplyDeleteI can vouch for Tracey's talents. Not only are her prices EXTREMELY reasonable, she takes the time and care to truly design something special that completely caters to your needs. If you're a lazy gardener, that's fine. If you want to try something new, that's fine too. She's inspired me to "get back in there" :0)
ReplyDeleteso very envious. as i stand outside on my fire escape with a little watering can...well, i dream of garden.
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