New Gardeners - PATIENCE Reply

From one of the most impatient people in the
word, I can tell you, if its one thing gardening
teaches you, its patience.  Which is a good
thing! (No Martha Stewart doesn't live here -
and that's a good thing too).

Oh that reminds me of a humorous story.  I was
sitting on my swing relaxing one day in the
garden and I heard a child's voice outside the
fence on the sidewalk (I have enough stuff
growing on the fence that we could not see
each other).  She was talking to an adult and I
heard her say, "Now, a gardener must live here. 
That or Martha Stewart."  I cracked up and
decided to take it as a compliment, as Martha's
gardens are beautiful.  

>>> jeanne latta <jplatta@yahoo.com>
06/10/98 05:25am >>>
When I read my mail this morning from all of
you, I surely experienced
a wide range of emotions.  First I learn from
Pottsey (with whom I
share zone 5) that she and I are both nursing
along little plants that
seem to be green and growing but that's about
it.  I thought "Yea
Pottsey..I'm not alone".  Then comes all the
gently encouragement from
Valerie, Nancy, Janis, and Ann B.  "Be patient
and wait..next year
will be better".  Then I read Amy Newkirk's tale
of her little 1st
year plants that grew like Jack's beanstalk the
second year.  My first
thought was "Oh boy..Pottsey and I are in for a
great adventure in
gardening next year".  Then I began to
experience great trepidation. 
If any of you recall, I am the original airhead
who has been moving my
plants all over the place this year.  When I
originally planted them
last fall, I was guided by the suggested height,
color etc.  But this
spring, when half the ones in front were taller
than the ones in back
I began shifting everything around until I don't
know what is where! 
Now it has occurred to me that if mine take off
like Amy's next year
and reach their full potential, I have
unwittingly moved all the tall
things to the front and the short things to the
back.  Next year
everything will have to be moved all over
again!!  Furthermore, if
things multiply and expand and seed
themselves,  I will have enough to
fill several more gardens.  I have this irresistible
urge  to race out
and start digging up a whole to flower bed to
get ready for the big
event next spring.  I'm going to be in a dither
the rest of the year,
waiting to see what next spring brings.
Why, oh why wasn't I more patient.
Still an airhead.   Jeanne Latta



 

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