Because we are enjoying March Break, this is a repost...originally posted in July 2008.
But before reading it, check out this article over at Style at Home.com where I give my two cents worth about 2010 design trends and dos and don'ts (for what that's worth!).
But before reading it, check out this article over at Style at Home.com where I give my two cents worth about 2010 design trends and dos and don'ts (for what that's worth!).
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I have mentioned before that I have a small garden, but I am prepared to squeeze out every inch of usable space from it. I certainly don't have a green thumb, but it isn't black, either. I love combing the garden centers for pretty flowers to plant in my garden, and I love the planning process each spring.
While I admire those who have a meticulously planned garden, I prefer cottage style planting for my own home. 
I love meandering paths through a garden that seems more lovingly planted than methodically planted. I guess there are two types of gardeners: those who turn around, throw tulip bulbs over their shoulder and plant them where they land, and those who lay them out, colour-coded of course, and plant them in planned clusters. Neither is right nor wrong - but they are inherently different. 
I enjoy looking out my window and seeing lush plantings of "old-school" plants: peonies, stock, astilbe, black-eyed susans, sweet william, and, of course, daisies.
I love tall plants intermingled with lower ones, and I don't want my garden to look like it was planted according to a map. I think I have achieved a more relaxed garden, and I look forward to adding to it, and cultivating its "free spirit". 
What kind of gardener are you?
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This is the old buggy I "stole" from the dump on my "dump date" with the handyman awhile back. It was rusty and dirty, so I painted it this lovely aqua shade using spray paint, of course. I planted it with flowers, and it sits outside Sophie's playhouse.
