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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

New Year’s Resolutions for the garden

It’s that time of year when we resolve to improve our lives and our selves, but this year I’m making some garden resolutions too.

Resolution One is to photograph the garden from the upper story of the house every month, like this one taken in July – far too often I tend to take only close-up photos and then when I go to buy new plants I forget what’s on either side of the spot I’m planning to fill. It will also make a good monthly reference of what’s in flower and where more work is needed to improve the overall performance of the garden.

Resolution Two is to take some kind of workshop or class in gardening. I’ve never taken a single class, everything I do comes from watching my parents and grandparents gardening, from reading books or TV programmes. I think it would be wonderful to have some real expertise under my belt!

Resolution Three is actually going to be the most difficult – it’s to enjoy my garden as much as I work in it, so that I eat outside more often, or just wander around the garden enjoying it, rather than stopping to prune plants or remove weeds and get stuck in the details of by green space rather than remembering the glorious overview – in other words, I resolve to be a garden user, rather than just a gardener!

Have you made any garden resolutions?

Labels: garden photographs, garden resolutions, gardening classes

The All Seasons Gardener at 12:42 PM

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