It's been close to sixteen months since anyone has posted to this thread. I stumbled upon it by chance and read nearly all the postings since it was started in 2016, I think it was.
I find myself "guilty as charged" on so many of the gardener's idionsycracies' mentioned - but "you are what you are"" - so one just have to live with it. It is somewhat comforting to know that you are not alone - many more like you.
An avid gardener since about eight years old, I find some things never change - just get worse. Such as over-buying seed knowing full-well you'll never get around to sowing it let alone have space to put it. Or trying to resist the urge of sneaking a snippet of an attractive looking plant, but afraid someone might notice.
My latest - just became a sempervivum (Hens and Chickens) addict. For years I was seemingly happy with only two varieties - both unnamed - but somehow stumbled upon all the named ones available today. My semp family, in a mere month, has multiplied from two varieties to more than 50 and I have prepared a multi-page "Wish List" to amuse myself, and abuse my wallet, this coming winter. The list gets longer and longer by the day. Naturally with my acquisition of so many plants I had to put in emergency on-line orders for pots and identification labels. Sure don't want to lose identities of my new family - not to mention future purchases and/or trades with fellow gardeners.
Luckily for me, at age 89 my days are probably numbered and I'll probably have to start taking it a little easier. My biggest worry - what's going to happen to all my plants when I'm dead and gone?? Similar to pet owners, I think of my plants as "my kids."
Any others like me out there? If so, let's hear from you.
