I am so excited about learning to blog. Recently my nephew was telling me about the joys and challenges of creating a website and blog at his work. As he concluded he said "If you know anything you would like to talk about, I think you would have fun blogging." If I know anything? Instantly I had a list longer than I could ever do. So I had to narrow it down, and gardening came out in first place.
I had heard people talk about blogging, but it seemed too difficult and faraway for me to attempt. I was hopelessly stuck in the 20th century!
So I took my courage in hand, sat down at my computer and entered "Gardening blogs" for a search. Five hours later I felt like I had been on a vacation tour of gardens around the world. I had met the most delightful people from all over the United States, Canada, the UK, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and... well, you get the picture. I felt like I had made new friends around the world, and we all shared the same interest--digging in the dirt and being a part of the mystery and adventure of growing a garden. I was more than hooked; I was addicted.
I was impressed and enchanted with the passion and dedication of gardeners who were trying a container garden for the first time. Then there were the experienced gardeners who were extolling the virtues of their favorite veggies, fruits, bulbs, methods of propagation and on and on. I was mesmerized with the photographs and creativity of each blog--one had leggo people who lived in her tiny balcony garden--several had kept meticulous records of their fruit and vegetable harvests--another was experimenting with growing vegetables in deep shade in London.
I had found my people!!!
So if you have a small flowerpot on your doorstep or windowsill or several acres--Welcome. If you have never grown anything but mold in the refrigerator; but you are thinking maybe, perhaps, you might some day want to grow a plant or two or if you have vast gardening experience--Welcome. If you have degrees in horticulture or landscape architecture and would like to be part of a gardening conversation with ordinary gardeners--Welcome.
I ran across this quote that has had meaning for me and expresses my intentions for Roots of Happiness
Why the name Roots of Happiness? Because one of the things that nourishes my spirit and my life is gardening, and its roots go deep in me. When I garden, think gardening, talk gardening or dream gardening, I get happy.
I am glad you stopped by, and I hope you will come again and often and share the happiness.
(In Texas speak) "Y'all come back again soon now. Ya hear?"
I had heard people talk about blogging, but it seemed too difficult and faraway for me to attempt. I was hopelessly stuck in the 20th century!
So I took my courage in hand, sat down at my computer and entered "Gardening blogs" for a search. Five hours later I felt like I had been on a vacation tour of gardens around the world. I had met the most delightful people from all over the United States, Canada, the UK, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and... well, you get the picture. I felt like I had made new friends around the world, and we all shared the same interest--digging in the dirt and being a part of the mystery and adventure of growing a garden. I was more than hooked; I was addicted.
I was impressed and enchanted with the passion and dedication of gardeners who were trying a container garden for the first time. Then there were the experienced gardeners who were extolling the virtues of their favorite veggies, fruits, bulbs, methods of propagation and on and on. I was mesmerized with the photographs and creativity of each blog--one had leggo people who lived in her tiny balcony garden--several had kept meticulous records of their fruit and vegetable harvests--another was experimenting with growing vegetables in deep shade in London.
I had found my people!!!
So if you have a small flowerpot on your doorstep or windowsill or several acres--Welcome. If you have never grown anything but mold in the refrigerator; but you are thinking maybe, perhaps, you might some day want to grow a plant or two or if you have vast gardening experience--Welcome. If you have degrees in horticulture or landscape architecture and would like to be part of a gardening conversation with ordinary gardeners--Welcome.
I ran across this quote that has had meaning for me and expresses my intentions for Roots of Happiness
If you want to be happy for an hour,
Have a party.
If you want to be happy for a week,
Kill your pig and eat it.
But if you want to be happy all your life,
Become a gardener.
Chinese Saying
Why the name Roots of Happiness? Because one of the things that nourishes my spirit and my life is gardening, and its roots go deep in me. When I garden, think gardening, talk gardening or dream gardening, I get happy.
I am glad you stopped by, and I hope you will come again and often and share the happiness.
(In Texas speak) "Y'all come back again soon now. Ya hear?"
I am so happy to see your adventure begin. I still remember the summer we mowed the back 40 acres of your house in Nacogdoches, Tx. As a kid, its was huge, as an adult, I'm almost positive it couldn't have been more than an acre or two. I still remember all the native plants and landscaping you had and I really thought it was great. I'm so excited to follow your blog.
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