I find this conversation most interesting and enlightening.
Thanks Sandy for the topic.
This garden is most definitely a personal one. My nature-nurture,
and creative side loves the experimentation with design, color
combos, etc., and care of plants. Plants are living things, as are we,
and I so appreciate their existence into our, at times, not so colorful world.
I talk to the plants at times, even when buying plants from others, such as,
"Oh, look at you, what a beautiful face you have." Sometimes others
look at me with a furrowed brow, while others nod in agreement. LOL.
Some ideas I like, some I don't, so the garden is ever changing.
The garden is my refuge, a place to unwind, and it provides a sense of serenity.
But above all, it inspires me to think, to learn, and to adapt.
The more analytical side of my self, which takes precedence
over the other, is more of an expedition, a search for cultivars
with just the right genetics to achieve imagined results.
This expedition, I believe, could not aptly be termed an addiction,
but rather a beautiful obsession.
We all know the exhilarating experience when seeing that first
baby's bloom, or the FFO on a purchased plant, especially when
the plant and blossom meet our expectations.
I thoroughly enjoy seeing others' photos of gardens and plants, but
not knowing a person's personality, I would not want to intrude on
another's personal space to view their gardens without a personal
invitation.
I am comfortable with and enjoy sharing my personal space with
like-minded gardening friends, but not in groups of those who are
unfamiliar to me, so a tour would not be a pleasurable experience.
