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By now you’ ve awoken from a long winters sleep, beckoned by the longer hours of daylight in the sky, the songs of birds filling your ears and the smell of a spring rain. Many of us have been bombarded with bulb and seed catalogs and some of us have begun the planning process for this year’ s gardening efforts. Others will wait until the last minute and rush to the local plant store. That you are gardening is what counts.
As for me, gardening is a deepening of roots and a branching out. It’ s a case of trying, experimenting and toiling. It’ s a personal
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Get creative & bring your inner artist to your garden! |
ing around plants. For the 55 plus gang, it allows each of us to become creative in our backyard landscaping with attractive containers to grow gorgeous plants or flowers without too much pain. Container gardening is raising plants, vegetables edible herbs or flowers on the ground, above the ground, on balconies or rooftops in compact containers and pots. This is a very flexible and convenient way of allowing you to move pots and planters to change your environment. A small container garden design is a nice idea for physically challenged |
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refusal not to give up, because you know the beauty in a perfectly formed flower or an herb and vegetable that has been hand nurtured to a point of organic richness.
Gardening is another chance at re-birth, trying to do it a little better than we did before, a“ Do Over”. To quote Lindley Karstesns,“ Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without
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people who want to continue to grow all those plants, flowers and vegetables with less of the physical rigor. It allows you to transform an indoor or outdoor living space and bring more joy to your life. If possible, in transforming a space try to recycle an old wine barrel, wooden box or an older flower pot or vase. Bring out your inner artist! |
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feeling guilty and generally taking some time to soak up | |||
a little peace and serenity”. | |||
I realize all too well, that some folks may not have the | |||
benefit of a large piece of land, or for that matter any | |||
of their own space. Thinking small is thinking smart. | |||
Recycled container gardening is a fun inexpensive way to | |||
re-use and upcycle containers you would otherwise commit | |||
to the recycling bin. This is a great way to get kids | |||
interested in gardening and grandparents to shine. Do a | |||
Google search for recycled container gardening, I’ m sure | |||
you’ ll find a suitable container you have on hand. Your | |||
window sill, fire escape or roof top awaits you. | |||
For those would-be gardeners that live in an apartment | |||
, condo or home not hospitable to growing plants, | |||
fruits and vegetables, think Community Gardens. In the | |||
Capital District, throughout Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady | |||
and southern Saratoga Counties, Capital Roots | |||
makes over 1,000 plots available in more than 50 Community | |||
Gardens. They support gardeners every step of | |||
the way by providing seeds, water and dozens of classes | |||
on gardening and culinary. For those who want to pay it | |||
forward, think about a donation of land, equipment, cash | |||
or just being a volunteer. This is a great way to make new | |||
friends and grow your own nutrient rich food. | |||
Gardening opportunities await us all. Finding what fits | |||
your specific situation is your task. Container gardening | |||
is truly designed to avoid much leaning over and crawl- | |||