In keeping with ATP's "Celebration" theme this year, I'll have more fun in the garden. I won't get stressed by the sight of all the weeds I haven't pulled yet or the flowers I haven't deadheaded yet. I'll look past them to the beauty of the garden and take unqualified delight in my time outside.
I'll take time to pet the cats instead of wondering why they all have to cluster around the very plant I'm working on.
I have so many chairs and benches in the garden that never get used (except by the cats). I'll sit down and relax outside instead of coming back inside for a break.
I'll keep extra mosquito repellent in the garage so that I don't have to get bitten 10 times before I give up and go back inside.
I'll strive for a more casual look in the garden. The garden used to look much more romantic, but I pulled many plants out to make room for new roses, and it's starting to look too formal. I've bought lots of wildflower seeds to plant this year, and I'm going to look for some of the plants that used to be my favorites. Digging Dog, Edelweiss, and Joy Creek have good selections of the perennials I used to grow between the roses, so I'll order plants from those nurseries this year.
I'll get rid of the plants that are too frustrating to grow, whether because they're too finicky or because they get cut down by frost just as they're starting to bloom. I can use those spaces for hardier or less temperamental plants.
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