Share Your Garden

Abby Adams, in her book What is a Garden Anyway, says, “There are as many kinds of gardens as there are gardeners.” There are vegetable gardens and flower gardens, big gardens and little gardens, fancy gardens and natural gardens, perennial gardens and annual gardens. Just as every individual is unique, so is every garden.

Adams also says, “Different countries breed different gardeners.” Newfoundland has a reputation of being a place where gardening is difficult, if not impossible, but some of you have proven that wrong. Even though we aren’t actually a country anymore, I think it’s time to showcase what kind of gardeners Newfoundland breeds, especially in the Green Bay/White Bay area.

The next few columns I’d like to showcase the different kinds of gardens that are around in our area. To do this I need gardeners that are willing to share their gardens. If you are willing to share your garden email me at greenhorngardener@yahoo.ca. I’d like to come and visit and take some pictures and have you tell me all about your garden, no matter how big or how small it is. I’d like to share your experience and expertise with our readers. Don’t think your garden is too small, because there may be some reader who’d love to have a garden but they don’t think they have the space for it. Don’t think your garden is too big, because there may be some reader who has a big garden and doesn’t know what to do with it. You never know how many others might be inspired by your being willing to share.

I realize that the flower gardens are probably just now coming into bloom, and the vegetable gardens are probably just now being planted, so you may want to wait until later, but I’d like to see what it’s like now and then come visit again later to see how it’s changed. Those of us that are just starting out in gardening need to see and learn about the different stages of the garden.

If you are not a gardener yourself but you know of a gardener with a garden you admire, give them a call and tell them you think they should give me a call. They may not realize that someone else might be interested in seeing their garden.

As Augusta Carter said, “You don't have a garden just for yourself. You have it to share.”