Our readers recently shared their New Year's Resolutions for the Garden:
"I resolve to replace the overgrown shrubs around
our mailbox."
~ Mavis Burdett, Silver Spring, MD
"My new years resolution for my garden is to increase the
health of my soil biology!"
"My resolutions are to plant more native plants and do
better at weeding this year!"
~ Katie Rapp, Gaithersburg, MD
"My garden resolution is to use more compost and earth
friendly products for my garden and yard."
~ Kathy Pongor, Savage, MD
"My New Year's gardening resolution is to do a better job
keeping up with prolific plants that spread about and to take out volunteer
trees and shrubs before they become too big and are hard to deal with."
"My resolution is to start gardening earlier in the
season and mulch more."
~ Kathy May, Kensington, MD
"Our resolution for our home garden is to replant our
front yard in the spring and to have fun mapping it out on paper this
winter. We have just remodeled and added a front porch. We are looking forward
to some old favorites like azaleas as well as adding more hydrangeas and winterberry hollies. Also thinking of a few plants we can have in pots on the porch
steps and up on the actual porch. I have been keeping lists and pictures of
things I love so will be fun to pull it all together ..."
~ Karen Sutter, Arlington VA
"Resolution - to get everything planted that is sitting in
my driveway!"
~ Wendy Brister, Wrightsville PA
"New Year's Resolution: Consistent and continuing weeding effort!"
~ Judy Daniel, Washington, DC
What gardening resolutions have you made this year?
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Love these garden-resolutions! I may have to add some of these to my own list, which currently is mostly about finding the best-flavored rocket to add to salads.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for sharing!
-Amy, a garden-writer friend of The Washington Gardener
Thanks for stopping by, Amy!
ReplyDeleteI love Arugula - but mine gets too spicy too fast (I like mine more mellow-buttery) - wondering if it is the variety or my garden plot soils?
Hi again, Washington Gardener,
ReplyDeleteI am thinking that it could be a little of both. I am choosing wild-type rocket varieties for my experiment. The one I am growing now has that nutty flavor, which is a start. It also seems to get spicier as it matures. I may try growing it on trays indoors, where the temperature does not fluctuate much and I can harvest it easily and early with scissors.
-Amy
HI Amy -
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts - might be our hot sun and temperature stress. Will try a few indoor pots and compare.
- Kathy
My resolution is to "finish" what I've started! I have several garden beds with holes that I want to get planted before I start on something new. I know these beds will never reach a final state, but it would be great to have them off of my to-do list!
ReplyDeleteGood luck on that project, Keri, and whittling down that garden to-do list!
ReplyDelete- KJ