“When you plant onions, don’t expect poppies! What you plant is what you get.” This was one of my mother’s favorite phrases. She would recite it during discussions about boyfriends, school choices, or any life decision I was pondering. I thought the phrase was redundant and dumb until I planted several Queen Ann’s Lace plants in my garden. I hadn’t researched the propagating habits of this plant and soon found out what you plant is what you get! The following year I had Queen Ann’s Lace popping up everywhere; this plant is a self-seeder. It was delightful at first but soon became frustrating. I am still dealing with my choice of plants years later.
My mom’s phrase can be extended to a whole garden. What type of garden you establish is what you get. There are numerous types of gardens with varying levels of commitment. The first post in this blog suggested that you should decide how much time energy and money you wanted to invest in a garden. The answer to that question helps determine the commitment you are willing to make and size your garden should be. This post invites you to answer what type of garden you want to invest your time, energy and money on. Some people want a garden to hide a landscape eye-sore like the utility connections. Other gardeners think it may be fun to produce food. I grow flowers and maintain a small pond. Each garden type has benefits and a price tag. Spend the time browsing some of the following web sites to get an idea of what type of garden you would like to create. Remember, what you plant is what you get.
"The Essential Garden Guide" provides valuable insight into the demands of differnent types of gardens.
"Garden Types" by Janette Merilion is a great source for different gardens provide.
In "Gardening" you will find brief explanations of various plant types.
"How Stuff Works" is one of my favorite places to go for information.
My mom’s phrase can be extended to a whole garden. What type of garden you establish is what you get. There are numerous types of gardens with varying levels of commitment. The first post in this blog suggested that you should decide how much time energy and money you wanted to invest in a garden. The answer to that question helps determine the commitment you are willing to make and size your garden should be. This post invites you to answer what type of garden you want to invest your time, energy and money on. Some people want a garden to hide a landscape eye-sore like the utility connections. Other gardeners think it may be fun to produce food. I grow flowers and maintain a small pond. Each garden type has benefits and a price tag. Spend the time browsing some of the following web sites to get an idea of what type of garden you would like to create. Remember, what you plant is what you get.
"The Essential Garden Guide" provides valuable insight into the demands of differnent types of gardens.
"Garden Types" by Janette Merilion is a great source for different gardens provide.
In "Gardening" you will find brief explanations of various plant types.
"How Stuff Works" is one of my favorite places to go for information.
