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May 30th, 2009

The Herb Garden

The Herb Garden

 

A few observations:

 

The spring bulbs are all but done, replaced by irises, dames rocket, lily of the valley, aquilegia and bleeding hearts. The old fashioned roses have begun to send out a few brave blossoms to test the waters. It will not be long before the rest of the rose buds follow.

 

I have noticed the irises and lilacs are producing smaller flower heads than in previous years. At first, I thought ours were the only ones blooming on the small side, but travelling the county, I see a good many in the same condition. The same with the aquilegias.  A result of the extreme cold and deep snow of this past winter perhaps? Read the rest of this entry »

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Thoughts on Spring Gardening

May 3rd, 2009

 

Spring is at last in full bloom in our little corner of the world. It seemed to take forever to get here, but now that it is, we are revelling in the colours and scents, warmer days, the gale force winds and pounding rains.

 

We have had more than our fair share of rain and high winds of late making it difficult to get into the garden, never mind mow the lawn. Somehow, gardeners, hardy lot we are, manage to find a way to putter away at our hobby in spite of Mother Nature’s attempts to confine us to the indoors. Read the rest of this entry »

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The (Un)Passionate Gardener

February 13th, 2009

What do you do when your passion for something has waned? How do you get it back? Can you get it back? Do you want to get it back? My passion for gardening is gone, and I have been struggling with the answers to those questions for many months.

 

Gardening has been my hobby for most of my adult life, and my career for nearly half of that.  It still is my career. And I still like gardening, but the passion is gone. Every day I ask myself why? And, what happened? But the answers seem to be buried at the very bottom of the compost heap that is life. I’m thinking a backhoe is the only way I’ll ever be able to dig up the answers.

 

Is it burn out? Not likely or I wouldn’t enjoy my job and the bit of gardening I still do.

 

Is it boredom? Have I been there, done that? Have all the challenges that come with gardening been conquered and there is nothing left to try? No way! There is always much to learn, to experiment with, to play with.  That’s the beauty of gardening. It’s always changing so boredom never gets to set roots.

 

Perhaps I’m feeling outdated? Newer trends have brought significant changes to the gardening scene that are not always to my personal taste. But I’ve never been a trend follower so that shouldn’t bother me. And, as long as I have my own gardens to counter the trendy necessities required in the gardens I install professionally, I can play with the best (or worst) of both new and “old”.

 

Aha! Maybe that’s it! Maybe I am getting too old for gardening? Nah! You’re never too old to garden!

 

No, it appears the answer to my problem is deeply seeded and much more digging is required to make my passion for gardening sprout new growth. While I’m working on that, I’ll start some seeds, and maybe, if I’m lucky, the answers will come to me and the passion for gardening will return.

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