Hello, Anne! Like a lot of people, my wife and I really "got into" gardening during the pandemic. So therapeutic and hopeful!
I totally enjoy watching things grow from seeds. It always seems like a miracle to me.
This year started off with a lot a lot of promise. Spring was wonderful. Unfortunately, summer in Ohio was pretty brutal early on. The deer and rabbits did a number on the garden, too. Like the Browns fans always say, "There's always next year!"
Looking forward to reading, liking,vand commenting on your stories here on Substack! ❤️
Thank you for sharing your gardening story, Martin!
Weather and pests are some of those things we can't easily control in our gardens. As long as we can find a bit of beauty to savor, the "failures" don't feel quite as bad. And yes, there's always next year. (And dreaming and planning about future gardens is part of the fun!).
Hi Anne, great to see you here on Substack! I love seeing your garden updates on YouTube. You have such a variety of birds and insects that visit your garden. My garden and the visitors to my garden are my inspiration. The garden always gives me an escape from an overwhelming world. A place to find peace and to ground myself in nature.
I enjoy seeing your beautiful garden each summer, it's full of color and joy and I love that butterfly visitor! I enjoy the slowness of the garden, observing growth. Right now, I'm in slug patrol each morning to remove them & relocate to the forest. I don't mind because it's a wonderful way to greet the day 1st thing in the morning, listening to the birds!
Thank you, Karen! What a great perspective on your daily slug patrol. I think I have slugs eating quite a few things in my garden but I rarely catch them.
Hi Anne ... it's good to see you on Substack! I got off to a very slow start with mine due to family health issues, but I'm hoping to start posting again. Looking forward to your future posts!
I'm a gardener wannabe. I love seeing your garden pictures, and they make me want to run out and buy more flowers for this year's continued expansion of my attempt at a cottage garden. Not all of last year's plantings survived into this year, so I need to continue filling in some gaps. Still so much to learn about care and maintenance, and I keep reminding myself that, as with art, even the mishaps and mistakes are learning opportunities.
P.S. Especially love the butterfly picture you captured ... amazing!
Hi, Lauren! Thanks for the warm welcome. Slow starts are good, too. We can only do what we can do.
And as for wannabe gardners... we all start out there! And mistakes in the garden are definitely good teachers. Actually, the garden itself is the best teacher.
Your opening pic is so pretty! I hope this move to substack is a good one for you. I'll love your posts regardless of where I read them, they always speak to me.
Why do I garden? It's in both my fraternal and maternal genetic makeup. I don't have to think about it, gardening is like breathing - it's what I do!
Oh my! I followed Bree's note share here and I am thinking we gonna be Substack friends! Ah! If you loved Blogger (like I did back in the day in the 2000's) then you are going to love it here. It is very much similar. I do not have talent to draw, but I see yours is beautiful! I will appreciate it every time I see it. I also love to garden and have been sharing lots of gardening posts recently. I garden because it feeds my soul.
Hello, Anne! Like a lot of people, my wife and I really "got into" gardening during the pandemic. So therapeutic and hopeful!
I totally enjoy watching things grow from seeds. It always seems like a miracle to me.
This year started off with a lot a lot of promise. Spring was wonderful. Unfortunately, summer in Ohio was pretty brutal early on. The deer and rabbits did a number on the garden, too. Like the Browns fans always say, "There's always next year!"
Looking forward to reading, liking,vand commenting on your stories here on Substack! ❤️
Thank you for sharing your gardening story, Martin!
Weather and pests are some of those things we can't easily control in our gardens. As long as we can find a bit of beauty to savor, the "failures" don't feel quite as bad. And yes, there's always next year. (And dreaming and planning about future gardens is part of the fun!).
Hi Anne, great to see you here on Substack! I love seeing your garden updates on YouTube. You have such a variety of birds and insects that visit your garden. My garden and the visitors to my garden are my inspiration. The garden always gives me an escape from an overwhelming world. A place to find peace and to ground myself in nature.
Thank you, Clare! I'm enjoying Substack. So much creativity and inspiration being shared.
And yes to gardens and garden visitors! I know you and I are kindred spirits when it comes to nature and art. So glad to connect with you.
Are flower in purple with feathery leaves cosmos? Stunning beauty!
Thank you! Yes, those are cosmos! Some of my favorite flowers. So easy to grow and they usually self-seed for me.
Cosmos is my favorite flower too. You have a stunning wall of cosmos! Mine are only 1.5 meters high...
They were wonderful last year. We'll see how tall they get this year. Things tend to get a bit wild in my garden!
I enjoy seeing your beautiful garden each summer, it's full of color and joy and I love that butterfly visitor! I enjoy the slowness of the garden, observing growth. Right now, I'm in slug patrol each morning to remove them & relocate to the forest. I don't mind because it's a wonderful way to greet the day 1st thing in the morning, listening to the birds!
Thank you, Karen! What a great perspective on your daily slug patrol. I think I have slugs eating quite a few things in my garden but I rarely catch them.
PS - and I think the "smelling sweetpeas" pic should be your profile picture :)
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Hi Anne ... it's good to see you on Substack! I got off to a very slow start with mine due to family health issues, but I'm hoping to start posting again. Looking forward to your future posts!
I'm a gardener wannabe. I love seeing your garden pictures, and they make me want to run out and buy more flowers for this year's continued expansion of my attempt at a cottage garden. Not all of last year's plantings survived into this year, so I need to continue filling in some gaps. Still so much to learn about care and maintenance, and I keep reminding myself that, as with art, even the mishaps and mistakes are learning opportunities.
P.S. Especially love the butterfly picture you captured ... amazing!
Hi, Lauren! Thanks for the warm welcome. Slow starts are good, too. We can only do what we can do.
And as for wannabe gardners... we all start out there! And mistakes in the garden are definitely good teachers. Actually, the garden itself is the best teacher.
Happy gardening and happy art making!
Your opening pic is so pretty! I hope this move to substack is a good one for you. I'll love your posts regardless of where I read them, they always speak to me.
Why do I garden? It's in both my fraternal and maternal genetic makeup. I don't have to think about it, gardening is like breathing - it's what I do!
Thanks so much, Ginny, for your encouragement and support. It means a lot!
Oh, and I can definitely relate to how you feel about gardening! I can't imagine not gardening in some way, shape or form!
Your garden is just as beautiful as your art! Welcome to Substack Anne. I look forward to reading your posts here. Xo
Thank you so much, Dana. Your encouragement and support over the years has meant so much! xoxo
Oh my! I followed Bree's note share here and I am thinking we gonna be Substack friends! Ah! If you loved Blogger (like I did back in the day in the 2000's) then you are going to love it here. It is very much similar. I do not have talent to draw, but I see yours is beautiful! I will appreciate it every time I see it. I also love to garden and have been sharing lots of gardening posts recently. I garden because it feeds my soul.