Gardening

over time. I have been through lots of phases----perfect manicured flower beds with lots of annuals turned to a perennial garden turned to a wildflower garden turned to a mess that I could not keep up with turned to container veggies set in the mess. I give up trying to get that mess under control. I had an epiphany this spring while shopping for plants, and wishing that I could clean it all up and plant more flowers....well, it will never get cleaned up, so next year, I am going to add color with decorations instead of flowers. I will still do the container veggies because I love growing my own, but I am giving up on things that grow in the garden.

And the back yard is getting a wilder look every year, and I am loving it. I have so much privacy with overgrown bushes and all the imperfections are covered with Virginia Creeper.

Oh, and did I say that I have gotten lazier over the years?