Cultivating a Culture of Gardening™
(Journalistic license was used here because anyone who knows my true love will know that he has never, ever put together a container planting)Labels: 365 Days of Container Gardening
posted by barbara wise @ 8:48 PM
"Gardening is not some sort of game by which one proves his superiority over others, nor is it a marketplace for the display of elegant things that others cannot afford. It is, on the contrary, a growing work of creation, endless in its changing elements. It is not a monument or an achievement, but a sort of traveling, a kind of pilgrimage you might say, often a bit grubby and sweaty though true pilgrims do not mind that. A garden is not a picture, but a language, which is of course the major art of life." Henry Mitchell "The Essential Earthman" I work as the Floriculture Director for Landscape Services, Inc. My job includes designing and planting semi-annually hundreds of annual beds containers and garden beds for commercial development, neighborhoods, and residents requesting our horticulture services. I love my job and the opportunity to bring beauty to our local communities. Most of all, I love introducing new plant material to the average gardener, and to helping them find success in their own gardens.
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We were scoping out an appropriate Christmas tree in our field, and checked out the dwarf Alberta spruce that was given to us years ago. It look great. Do I have a reason for why it is way down in the field, and not near the house where we can enjoy it? No. I'm giving away a copy of the Perennial Gardener's Design Primer this week - maybe if I had such a book back then I wouldn't have made quite so many ill considered decisions.
Hi Pat! What a great book to be giving away. Maybe that Alberta spruce can be your draw create a whole new outdoor living space - kind of like your "even more country home" than your already country home. :)
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