OK, I know I've found it difficult to find the time to not only create new garden "wonderfulness", but even maintain what I've already got. Case in point:
There is no excuse for letting things get this bad. I feel nothing but shame and do not deserve to call myself a gardener.
Damn, that felt good. Time to move on.
It's all about priorities now. A single focus. If I have to blow off family functions or ignore my children, so be it.
While it isn't much, I feel like I am on the right path. Even a slight improvement from the photos above is good:
We're going big and bold and there is no looking back.
John
i think you are serious!! i sure am "rooting" for you!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with that thinking... and its a whole lot of slight improvements that end of making something big in the long run. Though I wouldn't ignore your wife for all that long. They don't do well with that kind of stuff.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for sharing the warts and all, not just the glory spots!
ReplyDeleteI have had flowers in many differant places,for at least 50 years. Don't start with more than you can handle. Frist kill all the grass. Pull it up , dig it up,or with weed killer. Put down 8 to 10 sheets of newspaper. I use pine straw we have pine trees cheap and does the job. Read my blog www.gardeningwithjuanita.blogspot.com If you do it right from the beginning in 3 years you will have no grass. I have 11 beds all full of flowers. Only one had grass I have shown how we got rid of it. It did not come up from my bed but ran into it from a nieghbor's field now Carrel takes care of that field for the widow lady. Juanita Sheffield
ReplyDeleteThank goodness someone else is showing some of their weeds. I felt like a bit of a failure this past season with the weeds growing so out of control. Nice to see I'm not alone. Also like the expansion of the existing bed, with such a large property bigger beds will look right at home.
ReplyDeleteIt's already looking better. I'm not brave enough to show my weeds.
ReplyDeleteI love big and bold, but I AM a Texan. :-) I know it will be gorgeous...am now following your site and enjoying it!
ReplyDeleteLana