...but that doesn't make me a gardener. To me, a true gardener spends time in the garden. A true gardener pours over garden and plant periodicals and, whether secretly or not, includes the Farmer's Almanac as a source book. A true gardener will grow plants from seeds, usually in a well, thought out, greenhouse and adequetly water and care for the seedlings until time to transplant. The true gardener will do this soon after cleaning up the worn out beds in February and countdown the days until the last frost. The true gardener will know what climate zone they live in as well as amount of sunlight each garden zones receive. There is so much more to gardening than the one I'm practiced at. I find a spot of earth to dig up, toss in a little amendment, (I don't bother to check soil condition), and plant something I like. I have no qualms about mistakes, I figure most of the plants I buy are inexpensive enough that I can risk damage to the plant by digging them up later in the season and moving them around. I've done that many times before and most plants, except for tender perennials, do just fine.
So do I intend to change my gardening philosophy? This blog is certainly not any indication because, I am the same person as the one who gardened 5 years before, just older and slower. My methods were just fine and I'll continue to be brazen with my handling of plants as well as design. I will just be more realistic about the how's and what's and since I have more time on my hands, I guess I can be a bit more organized. But I don't dare claim the title of gardener, at least not until I know the date of the last frost date for my zone, whatever that is!
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