Garden Pic

[botias]

March is not very exciting in my garden. Other folks might have late daffodils or Japanese iris or azaleas just beginning their show, thoughtfully set off by evergreen shrubs or interestingly colored grasses, but not me, not yet.

I've been doing some reading about gardening in this climate, and the 'gardening calendar' is a bit off-putting. In months where many gardeners have 'admire the snow' or 'read gardening catalogs' as their tasks, I can presumably be sowing cold-loving annuals or cutting back perennials.

This is a reference pic as much as anything else. It shows the outline of my next brick project. :) One wouldn't know to look at it that it represents a tense compromise. If one were to draw a line from the nearest corner of the shed to the orange pot that is bisected by the bottom edge of the picture... I feel free to 'clutter' up the yard to the right of that line with hardscape, but have been resisting the rest as a concession to the preferences of the rest of the household.

Comments

[shinybaum.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I definitely fail as a gardener. Darn.

*has something akin to grass and a bit of concrete*

[botias.livejournal.com]

You're perhaps lucky you don't have the gardening bug. It's like a compulsion. :) On the other hand, it's nice to eat fresh lettuce from a garden.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I am such a lousy gardener, it would be funny if I didn't stupidly keep trying! We're sticking to herbs, peppers and succulents. All nearly impossible to kill!

[botias.livejournal.com]

My first 'real' garden was all herbs and this garden is mostly herbs and old-fashioned annuals that are easy to grow. :) I really don't like to pamper plants, which is why I am so leery of the dahlias I planted.