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Don’t forget the KISS principle when mapping out your garden
Petunia baby duck is very dependable, with adorable, small, yellow-centered blossoms.
It’s easy for me to get caught up in the wake of ambitious dreams when plotting my garden. But lest I drown in the disappointment of plans gone awry, I remind myself of the KISS principle: Keep It Simple Stupid. And yes, I’m talking to me.
Experimenting with lots of untried seeds — hoping they all sprout, hoping they don’t fall prey to my cat’s midnight munchies, and hoping they go on to grow, thrive and bloom — that’s a lot of pressure. Of course, I go into it knowing that some seeds won’t sprout and some that sprout won’t survive. What can I say, it’s a process.
That’s why I follow the simple rule of using plantlets that are already established to fill in the Read the rest of this entry »
