Plants Are Like People

        (tomato bed and zinnia bed)

        Be very still… things are growing in my yard.  This is a shocking surprise.

        Why ?  Multiple reasons.

a. my insecurity as a gardener

b. the less than friendly climate where I live

c.  my insecurity as a gardener

d.  the soil in my yard and the size of my yard (1 acre)

        Here is what I have learned about gardening in the 2 years since I retired from teaching.

a.  plants are like people- they get hot, thirsty, they don’t like bugs, and they feel easily neglected

b.  they want you to talk to them- not about them

c.  they are very forgiving

d. they don’t always mind when you dress them up and put them in weird contraptions

        I have also learned that it takes work- lots of work.

In fact, in order to write this post this morning, I am on a short break after a two hour stretch of working in my yard.

        After I re-do my booth at an antique mall, this afternoon I plan to paint my side yard fence a funky color and doll it up. 

        I have also learned that sometimes things aren’t what they seem.  I have planted roses and lost the accompanying label only to discover that-

“Good night nurse, that’s an ORANGE rose.”

        That required a little talk with said rose and a move to a new locale (out of direct view).

        Before you send the crazy police or plan an intervention, I know this sounds crazy, but its my kind of crazy.

I am linking to Outdoor Wednesday at http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com.