Actually--Daniel did as much as I did--so we started a garden today. Gardens are extremely intimidating to me.
The most miserable I remember being as a child was when we weeded the garden... a seemingly endless, tedious task for which I could see no real point or benefit and which always seemed to take place when it was 300 degrees outside.
Actually, it wasn't until we went to Portland this past summer that I even considered starting a garden. In Portland, things want to grow. The weather is beautiful there, and the grass is lush and bright green. Hydrangea bushes seemed to grow on every corner - huge and perfect. It was amazing.
Anyways, I would like to have a garden. And as with every project that's intimidating, I thought it was important to start small.
So we're starting with 3 plants. I'd really like to not have to pay $2 for every fresh herb I buy from the grocery store, so to be specific--we are starting with 2 basil plants and a rosemary plant.
My goal is simple: to keep them alive... at least long enough to get two uses out of each plant as fresh herbs in recipes.
That will have justified the expense of the plants, at least.
If they live until next year, all the better - but it's important to have goals that are attainable. So I am starting small.
On a related note, we are trying the house plant thing again. The last house plant had a sad, miserably slow death that we couldn't seem to stop. Everything we did made it die more quickly.
So this is a fresh start for us. I am trying very hard not to think of this plant as doomed. My hypnobabies "joyful pregnancy affirmations" cd has got me thinking positively about all things pregnancy-related.
Maybe I should start speaking affirmations to the plant as well. Something like, "You are healthy and have a strong will to live." Or maybe I'll just make sure I know how often a Sanseveria plant needs to be watered and set reminders on my calendar.
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