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My First Time...
We made all of the plans and although I was very nervous and it didn't seem to last nearly long enough we did it! I went on my first garden shopping spree (on a dear friend's dime...what better way?) :)
He's going to kill me for wording it that way!
I had an absolute blast shopping for plants and learning the most basic of garden design from two very talented hortos (yep...hortos). They taught me how a basic hanging pot is designed-unfortunately, I'm unable to share the catchy phrase they had to go with it because I left the part of my brain that remembers information without notes somewhere between the agricultural building and the business building at Northwest, but you need some height, some filler and some plants that drape down. Observe next time you're walking into the flower shop.
I also learned a very scary thing. People judge...and they judge a lot. I am in the middle of this beautiful garden center with two people who share completely different opinions on what looks great. When I would agree with one, the other would huff around. Do you know what that can do to a baby gardener? It's hell. If you come to my house and I have a bad mixture of colors and textures you'll judge me, perhaps saying I have horrible taste in arrangements or questioning if I'm color blind. THEN there is the whole flower=personality thing. This is just my own observation but I noticed how Kelly could walk around the entire place and pick out things he knew I would like because he knows me...and he was right! So let's just tack that on, now...I could have no taste, be colorblind, and have the personality of a snail. AWESOME!
Sounds horrible, eh? It could have been but I was gently reminded to not give a darn! And you shouldn't either. I now have a GORGEOUS hanging basket that looks like the infamous pointy-boob bra/top of Madonna's filled with flowers and I LOVE it! Maybe it does describe my personality a little. I love a little ridiculousness in with the classical look of a gorgeous arrangement. Maybe after this you should check out the landscaping styles of you and your friends and see if you agree with me.
After everything was said and done I went home with the gorgeous basket and was told to keep it alive for a week (until Kelly can get back to my house to help with some more potted arrangements). Let's cross our fingers. The previous hanging basket has looked like death three times now, but I've brought it back to life. It seems simple to water the plant "just enough" but for me and many others out there (I hope) it's a bit of a challenge.
Until then...
There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good. ~Edwin Denby