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Spring is here, suh-hup-ering is here
Apr. 3rd, 2013 05:26 pmThe snow is melting in the garden and I realize: Gee, I have a garden!
Well, technically I share it with all the other inhabitants of the building, but looking at it emerging from the snow it doesn't look like anybody have tended it for these past couple of years. There's absolutely nothing there, save grass. And some old, barren flowerbeds under my window.
Me, I have absolutely no gardening experience except for occasionally helping my mum out in her impressive gardens through the years (my mum is a gardening genius, I have trouble keeping green things alive), but I've always wanted to have a little garden on my own to tend to. I've decided to lay claim to a little part of this one! I'll start small though: This year I'll stick to the flower beds only.
So many ideas - some perennials, and hops - and considering cornflowers, marigolds, and possibly a sunflower or two. Later I'd love to get something larger and possibly edible - seriously considering an elderberry bush (I could make my own elderflower syrup!). Dreaming of keeping my own compost heap too, but that'll have to wait for some other summer.
Will one of my neighbours beat me to the flowerbeds? Will I stick to my organic gardening resolve? Will I get anything to grow at all in this clay? Will it all be wiped out by the iberia snail? Watch this space!
Well, technically I share it with all the other inhabitants of the building, but looking at it emerging from the snow it doesn't look like anybody have tended it for these past couple of years. There's absolutely nothing there, save grass. And some old, barren flowerbeds under my window.
Me, I have absolutely no gardening experience except for occasionally helping my mum out in her impressive gardens through the years (my mum is a gardening genius, I have trouble keeping green things alive), but I've always wanted to have a little garden on my own to tend to. I've decided to lay claim to a little part of this one! I'll start small though: This year I'll stick to the flower beds only.
So many ideas - some perennials, and hops - and considering cornflowers, marigolds, and possibly a sunflower or two. Later I'd love to get something larger and possibly edible - seriously considering an elderberry bush (I could make my own elderflower syrup!). Dreaming of keeping my own compost heap too, but that'll have to wait for some other summer.
Will one of my neighbours beat me to the flowerbeds? Will I stick to my organic gardening resolve? Will I get anything to grow at all in this clay? Will it all be wiped out by the iberia snail? Watch this space!
