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THE YEAR OF THE GARDEN

2/29/2016

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Garden Style Inspiration: A walled city garden in Manhattan via Dwell | Scotch and Nonsense
I've decided that this is the year of my successful garden. Full disclosure: I've been saying this for about five years now, even back when I had an apartment and kept herbs in planters on the balcony. It hasn't come true yet. Last spring we had just moved into the house, and while I was excited to garden, I held off on any major work because I wanted to see what the conditions were first.
Garden Style Inspiration: Martha Stewart's vegetable garden planning guide | Scotch and Nonsense
Although we didn't tackle anything big, we did take on a few projects with mixed results. (A Few Projects With Mixed Results could be the name of my design book.) We planted vegetables where a previous owner had built raised beds. It seemed like a good spot at the time, until our two giant crepe myrtles bloomed and blocked out all the sun. I think I harvested one cucumber and three cherry tomatoes last year. I planted some azaleas by our fence and they died of... malaise, I'm guessing. We went on a weeding frenzy and almost-but-didn't pull out some questionable looking shrubs that then turned out to be glorious peony bushes, so that was nice. We did not come up with a solution to the muddy, weedy patch under the crepe myrtles that takes up about a third of the yard, but we did plant some lovely lavender and tall grasses in front of it so you can't see it from the sidewalk anymore. Mixed results about sums it up.
Garden Style Inspiration: A perfect little space for outdoor entertaining with a killer fire pit and cozy throws | Scotch and Nonsense
This year though, I'm going all in. I found a spot in a corner of our yard that I believe will have sufficient sun for vegetables. If you follow me on snapchat, you may have seen that I just got a composter and am unreasonably excited. I plan on enlisting some help from experts as to what plants should go where. I'm beginning to come to terms with the fact that I need low-maintenance plants if I intend to keep them alive. Because we love to entertain, I hope to turn some of the yard into a spot where people can lounge and enjoy the good weather when we get it. 
Garden Style Inspiration: A lush fenced in garden with raised beds and stone paths | Scotch and Nonsense
So those are my goals. Remind me of them in July when it's a zillion degrees and I'm too lazy to water. I'm traveling again for work this week (see you tomorrow, Baltimore!) but when I'm back I'll draw up and share the existing space and go further into details for plans. 

Do you have any gardening plans now that spring is just around the corner? Apartment balconies or rolling acres? Any advice for newbies? Bring it.
Image credits: A walled Manhattan garden via Dwell / A super low-key vegetable garden plan via Martha Stewart. Never change, Martha / Fab outdoor entertaining via Lonny / Grand scale garden boxes via Domino

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In My Wheele House link
3/2/2016 10:04:48 pm

I love this post for a number of reasons:
1) We just got another big dump of snow here, and it gives me hope to see green.
2) I have slowly been going towards an edible garden instead of a flower garden; this is inspirational to me.
3) "A Few Projects With Mixed Results", made me laugh so hard. I would buy that book.

Love it.

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Arielle link
3/3/2016 04:28:25 pm

My husband and I stayed at this amazing little villa in Italy over our honeymoon, and the family that owned it had this gorgeous, sprawling garden that was a mix of flowers and edible. That is my dream (for like, a million reasons). But! We have dogs, so anything edible will have to be in a fenced and designated spot. No casually elegant garden for us.

And I'm with you - we're supposed to get snow tonight and I need some green! Even if it's just on my computer.

Thanks!

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Lori @ The Health-Minded link
3/4/2016 08:56:32 am

So beautiful -- all in different ways! I'd just hop from one to the other! Love your humor!

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Arielle link
3/5/2016 07:15:23 am

Thanks, Lori!

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