leafette's Blog

I have been viewing the community discussion: Show us the most beautiful thing in your garden at the moment.  I'm rather disenchanred with the whole lot just at this particular moment in time.  But I think I have learned my first lesson.  The pictures were awesome. A close up of one blossom.  Exquisite!  Beauty is in the beholder.  8^) 

I shoulda known.  It took a bit to learn from my quilting obsession that once I got past the need to have a pile of projects, I settled down and learned to enjoy the process.  I think I need to take a deep breath and count to that 1000 and then bend over and really look at my garden as individuals that are making up the whole. 

I had also learned that I can't just plant what I like.  So I reluctantly added the not so welcome.  And guess what?  I can't imaginer my garden without hostas and sedums now.  And who'da thought hostas would provide such fall colour.   So I have dots of colour here and there and perhaps I can add other plantings to those spots so they can expand and then begin to connect the whole. 

What an amazing and inspiring site!  Large, too!  Phew, so glad I joined as the season is ending so I can be better prepared come spring when the sewing hormones collapse and the garden genes "gotta go'!