I like gardening...not to be confused with love. Truth be told, I get all my motivation from my older sister who is an amazing gardener. She makes it look so easy. Yes, she's one of those kind. My mother in law is also an inspiration because she's not afraid to experiment which is how my brain works best.
At times, I get overwhelmed when I think about my yard because it's so big that I don't really know where to start. It's not as big as the farm, but it's plenty of space for us. Most of the trees and shrubs are very mature so just keeping those pruned and neat is a challenge in itself.
A few years back I added some perennial garden space for me to play with as somewhat of an experiment. Remember, it was my inspiration for my very first post? (Don't ya just love how I just jumped right into blogging? No introduction at all, just here ya go world....this is how I start my day!) Oh, and by the way, that rose bush ended up dying so I hope that's not foreshadowing the life of this blog. Let's look at it as an opportunity for a new beginning! Back to green spaces.
I know that for many of us a large yard is a luxury but sometimes I wonder if a smaller space would be just as sufficient at meeting my need for some green space. During my trip to Tokyo a few years ago, I was surprised at the amount of green space in the city. They take advantage of every nook and cranny and it looks quite lovely amid the structure of the city. I love how Hello Sandwich captures the smaller gardens of Tokyo. (Thank you for allowing me to share your lovely images HS.)
With spring right around the corner here in Georgia, I'm curious how you approach gardening? Do you carefully plan out designs and layouts or are you a go with the flow kinda gardener who experiments season to season?
