What's a finished garden? (was Weeding, in theory)
Hi Nan,
I'll bet you have a wonderful garden work in progress...
But this is an interesting point I've been wondering about. I've just
recently
planted up my entire city lot (no grass at all) and while I have some
bigger plants
this (second) year, nothings particularly "mature" in size. But I can't
quite imagine
that everything's going to reach a mature size some year and quit growing
either.
So, I imagine it'll always be changing. Though perhaps it'll mostly
contain "big"
plants with little space between them in time.
It seems the little criticism I've gotten is coming from people who
aren't gardeners
at all, and don't seem to have much interest in plants generally. Or
their notion of
a proper house requires a proper lawn.
Don't quite know what to say to that!
-Allan
Nan Sterman wrote:
> You might also attribute your mother's actions to differences in
> gardening styles. My folks visited this weekend and my father asked
> (again) why I allow my garden to be so overgrown and not seem to care
> about it. This is not the first time he's been critical about my
> garden. This time, I took two tacts -- first I explained that I like
> a wild looking garden (whereas he likes his looking like a trimmed
> poodle). Secondly, I told him that while he wants someone to install
> some plants and be done with it, my garden is a work in progress and
> I LIKE IT LIKE THAT. It is ever changing because I am always working
> on it. I do some work in one area, get it to a point I like and then
> move on to another area and work there for a while and on and on. I
> explained that my garden will never be done because I don't want to
> be done with i. He thought for a minute and then said "so it's kind
> of like an office to you, it's your work" Bingo! I think we
> connected on that one.
>
> Of course, I am sure he'll ask again on his next visit, but at least
> I can come back to that office analogy -- something he can relate
> to....
>
> Nan
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