There are several types of organic gardeners. They range from the anal gardener who must follow an exact method to my favorite, organic by neglect. Many, many people fall into this catagory and every neighborhood has atleast one house that organic by neglect. You know the house....its always next door to your newest listing or worse... it is your newest listing. What makes it so organic, the owner hasn't touched the yard in the ten years he's owned the house. My husband who often gives lectures on organics and natural landscaping loves to be funny by starting his lectures with a picture of this house to illustrate the beauty of organic and natural landscaping. A gasp goes over the lecture hall and then he laughs and shows them the real slides.
I fall into the lazy gardener type. While my yard doesn't look neglected, I won't put out a lot of effort to keep a particular plant in my yard. After all I only get to garden when I'm not selling houses, doing girl scout/ boy scout activities (by the way does anyone want to buy some cookies? Oh sorry I got of track) and not volunteering at the schools. That doesn't leave a lot of time to tend to the gardens. So, if a plant is going to live in my garden it has to be able to fend for itself or its history.
What type of gardener are you?
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