Get Out for Some Garden Therapy
While I was hacking away at that Photinia tree, I thought about all our fellow Miniature Gardeners who can't get out to the garden right now for some vital garden therapy and came up with an initial list of options for you:
- Check your local botanical garden, more often than not they will have a public greenhouse for you to browse through, smell the plants and soil, and feel that damp greenhouse air.
- Look for "conservatory" near you by Googling the name of your area with "public greenhouse" or "conservatory."
- It's worth the drive to your local independent garden center. With the current houseplant trend going, they should have some plants for your perusing pleasure but do call first, some garden centers close-down for the winter. Be sure to bring a new houseplant home! Oh, and do some research for a spot to eat along the way and
make an afternoon of it. Bring a friend or your dog - or both!
- Organize and simplify the potting area or garden area in your garage or shed. Make room for yourself to think by getting rid of worn out tools, old gloves and that odd assortment of bottles and jugs that have been sitting there for years - use them up, marry them together (if they aren't chemicals,) or donate them to the
local pea patch.
- Sharpen and oil your tools but be sure to know what you are doing lest you hurt yourself. Youtube has tons of videos on all kinds of tool-maintenance. Once you find a person you like, subscribe and click into their channel for more. You'll learn about new handy sharpening tools out on the market these days that can
make the job easy too.
- Garden shows are also a great way to get a good dose of gardening, smell the flowers and learn about what's new and exciting in the garden world. Going to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show? The miniaturists from the Garden of Mini Delights are doing a demo on the DIY Stage on the Friday, February 28th at 1:30pm. Let's meet me there and do coffee afterwards - ? Hit reply and let's make a date!
- Books, books and more books! Armchair gardening is always available for researching your next project, a miniature garden design, or a fantasy garden. Sometimes it's just cozier to curl up with a garden book and have pages to flip. To capture the idea, take a photo with your phone.
- What's your tip for some garden therapy with no garden? Hit the reply and let me know!
