Re: Turning Black Thumbs Green

**"* P* <R*@Comcast.net>**

Start with a very small garden and locate it in the place in the yard that 
needs it the most. The most bang for your buck. Research plants for the 
right light, soil, size for the space and care you intend to give. Look 
around your neighborhood for plants that work and you like. Buy quality 
plants of a good size from a reputable nursery. Prepare the bed with great 
soil before planting. Plant using correct spacing guidelines. Water, feed 
and maintain (prune, stake, mulch, etc.) only when needed. Wait a year to 
see how this garden bed performs for lessons learned before going on to the 
next area. If the first bed doesn't work out perfect, (nothing in gardening 
is perfect) ask for suggestions from quality nurseries and change the plants 
that didn't work, maybe move them to a different area. Welcome to gardening 
and remember, you have to kill a lot of plants to really learn to garden!

Sandie Parrott
www.SandieParrott.com
248-394-1532 

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