As soon as a conversation turns to gardening people jump to tell me that they have a black thumb; that they kill every plant they touch. It seems as though gardening has been lumped with the various talents, not a learned skill. With the same type of disparagement one might say: I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket or I can’t draw a straight line; not that I’ve ever seen a tenor with a bucket or noticed that Picasso was much for straight lines.
My response to global warming – the problem- is to plant more unusual trees – the opportunity. Perhaps one of these trees will prove resistant to climate change and grant not only an opportunity but part of the solution.
If your garden is at its best in May and June, so is the rest of the tri-state area. I hereby give you the permission to take a break and check out other gardens.
Many trees were pushed past their limits this year; their failure litters the ground and claws at power lines. And yet these are not random events, they can be anticipated or even forestalled.
Now is the time to swoop in and take advantage of some bulbs’ private habits. Psst! Bulbs, unlike most plants do it underground; given a year or two or three there will be bunches.
We need a spring tonic, or any tonic that will soothe the winter megrims and miseries. Fleeing south is an often prescribed cure, but both temporary and expensive. In the intrest of thrift and practicality and for those of us stuck here, science has found an equally effective treatment: nature. Even staring out the window at a natural scene will reduce stress, increase disease resistance and provide positive stimulation to the brain.
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
It is time for the garden’s year end balance sheet. Is it an ouch or an OK?
When we were very small, home and comfort weren’t much larger than a blankie.
Not financial – that is someone else’s baby – I’ll just sit here in my corner of the world and think about gardens.