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It's a good thing I'm not scared of workI just moved into my house not too long ago and was excited because of moving from an apartment to a house with a yard, a garden, and the possibility of a bounty of fresh vegetables. However, as you can see from the pictures that I attached there is a LOT!!! (capitalization and three 'exclamation points' worth) of work that needs to be done. In one part the only evidence of a pre-existing garden are the stepping stones and a decorative brick border buried beneath the weeds. The other section is raised beds that.... well... I think is supposed to be a garden. Looking out my bedroom window at the "garden" just makes me grateful that I'm not afraid of work. Because OH MY GOSH do I have a lot of it ahead of me. As I look through the beautiful pictures of gardens posted here on GardenStew I become both inspired and overwhelmed. As a personal trainer, I constantly get new clients who come in out-of-shape and overweight and they look at the athletic bodies around them and get frustrated. I have have to remind them that those people didn't get that way overnight. It took months and years to get there, but everyone of them would tell you that the end result was worth the journey. The other day, I was browsing through success pictures on this site of beautiful green and lush gardens that you have, and I was getting frustrated. I saw a starting point (my pile of weeds) and unattainable end point (your gardens). I had to bite my lip and take my own advice (ouch!) and tell myself that your gardens didn't start that way, and that it took months and years of work to get to where you are. And I bet each and every one of you would tell me that despite setbacks, bugs, weeds, hailstorms, racoons, blistering heat, frigid cold snaps, and a plethora of other garden enemies, that you all treasure the journey to where you are now. So with that I've made a very rudimentary list of steps to success: 1) Start a compost bin (done -- yesterday's Saturday project) 2) Clean the garden 3) Feed the soil (see step 1) 4) Spend hours pouring over gardening catalogs picking seeds 5) Start second guessing my seed selection 6) Plant 7) Water 8) Weed 9) Grow VoilĂ !! A garden worthy of a magazine cover. Yep, let the journey of dirty fingernails begin... 
( photo / image / picture from V for short's Garden ) 
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I love before & after photos... so be sure to take lots of photos along the way. I started my garden only 3 years ago... nothing was there but grass (and a pecan tree). You're going to have so much fun making your own garden from scratch. It's comforting to know that someone at least tried gardening there before and may have built up the soil for you. Good luck! Looking forward to watch your garden turn into the magazine cover.
V, like Cheryl said, you're going to have so much fun. I've been on this same property for 26 years and am still adding to, taking away, constantly maintaining and cleaning up. Gardening is never finished! :) It takes time but one day you'll stop and look around and realize you made a garden that reflects you. One plant at a time. :)
You have a great blank canvas there to work on and make your own. Do keep us updated with project pictures as we love to see what others achieve.
I love your attitude V. I'm pretty sure before long you will start seeing some major rewards for your garden work!
Have fun! I'll be looking for photos of your gardens progress too :)
Your right V. We have all been there and done that. But it's on going and some of the best workouts I've ever had. Happy gardening. Login or register to leave a comment. |
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