While I have already summed up some of my progress/failures of the month, I thought I’d do so in a more official manner to match previous months. Then, I’m moving on!
– Purchase peat pots and terrarium for seeds — NOPE, haven’t done it yet. Still have plenty of time and I’m going to sow some of the seeds directly into the soil because my father, the expert gardener, says that’s how he does it. Make way for lettuce, radish, and maybe carrots, Garden!
Move plants that are in the wrong place — CHECK! Well, for the most part. I can’t move the peonies or hollyhocks until after they bloom, so fall. But I did move the oak leaf hydrangeas and my husband moved the crowded azalea. The hostas and irises, and maybe tulips, will also have to wait for fall dividing and replanting. At least now I know.
Build 2 more raised vegetable beds — NOPE. We’ve had a cold spell and haven’t gotten to the yard in weeks. It will happen.
Plan the garden in front of the garage — IN PROCESS. I did plant a knock out rose to fill in the gap where I pulled a hollyhock last summer and to hopefully dissuade my dog/moose from traipsing in the bed.
Attend gardening workshop — NOPE. Fortunately, these happen pretty regularly throughout the spring and summer, so all is not lost.
How’d I do? On the surface, not great. Dig deeper and I’m satisfied. It was a busy and wrenching month and still I was able to purchase new plants, move old ones and plan ahead. Compared to last year, I am a master gardener.
Celtic knot symbolizing body/mind/spirit interconnection. I've always been drawn to Celtic symbols.
One thing I’ve learned from focusing on the soil is that I gain a lot of spiritual comfort getting my hands dirty, sweating in the sun, seeing my plants bloom, and having quiet time just me and my yard. The categories that I have set up for this blog are organizational constructs, but I know that body/mind/spirit are false divisions devised by Greek philosophers and reinforced by Judeo-Christian texts and homilies. It all blends together for me. Gardening is one part body (dirty hands, sweat, sore muscles), one part mind (understanding basic botany, visual organizing), one part spiritual (as outlined before), and altogether creative. This is as close to religion as I sometimes get, but now I’m eluding to next month’s goal: Spirituality. And it’s a doozy!
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