THE GARDEN WORLD

When my children were teenagers, there go-to-escape computer game was “Sims”, especially my daughter! She loved creating the little families, building and expanding their homes, making sure everyone was fed and happy. Seems to me gardening is kind of like Sims but with plants!

I spent a lot of time this week making sure my plants were fed and happy. I evicted a lot of free-loading weeds making room for other plant families to expand.

      The morning primroses are growing into one big happy family. 

But the Garden world is not always easy. For some reason I’ve struggled getting poppies or cosmos to grow, until this year. The poppies are snubbing me but the cosmos are finally coming along! And after a fair bit of wooing lavender decided to settle into my garden world. 

  Of course, there’s always divas that need extra pampering - roses!

                                 And check out the nursery!

I started these peppers from seed and transferred them into a raised bed.

And my baby lettuce, tomatoes and beans will soon be rewarding my efforts. 

The garden world is always evolving: the plants have their moment to shine and then step into the wings for the next to take centre stage. Some I move to new areas in hopes they will establish there. Some just fade away. Others are bossy and try to take over everywhere and I need to use a firm hand of discipline. 

Any gardener will tell you it’s cathartic to get your hands dirty and be rewarded for your efforts as you work with the plants, pruning and molding your own little Garden world. Beats Sims hands down!