2010 sorry gardening resolutions

1 Jan

1. Gain 20 pounds, start smoking, and don’t buy any more plants until the others are in the ground.

2. Empty the pots. Dig a hole “right there” if a plant has been parked in the same spot for an entire season. No questions asked.

3. Banish the buckets and trash bags. Before I unearth a transplant, decide where to move it and … wait for it … dig the new hole.

4. Plan my garden projects a little more and wing them a little less. But don’t take the fun out of it.

5. End my gardening day sooner, before I collapse in a quivering heap of exhaustion and Mr. Sorry has to drag me into the house by my ankles.

6. Enjoy my favorite places in the garden more and fret about those other spots less—except the really ugly ones. Fix those.

7. Redesign the beds along the front walk and outside the kitchen window for the fifth year in a row. Who knows? Maybe I’ll get lucky.

8. Build some raised beds and grow some veggies. But do not order every seed under the sun and get in over my head … at least not the first year.

9. Accept that I will never be taller or know the names of all of my daylilies.

10. Embrace working from home this spring and summer as I continue to build my new path. It’s going to be an interesting year.

10 Responses to “2010 sorry gardening resolutions”

  1. Heather January 1, 2010 at 9:31 AM #

    Amen Sista! Can’t wait to hear how this all works out for you. 2010 is going to be a good garden year. My dirt told me so.

  2. Nell Jean January 1, 2010 at 10:22 AM #

    Omit start smoking, you may transmit tobacco virus to your tomatoes and nicotiana. Everything else sounds about right, to me.

  3. Helen at Toronto Gardens January 1, 2010 at 1:33 PM #

    Except for the start smoking part (thanks for the warning, Nell Jean!), I already meet the requirements for Number 1. Can the rest be far behind, I wonder? Happy New Year, Kelly. P.S. I’m being hypnotized by your snow… “You are getting co-oo-kies.” (See Resolution 1)

  4. compostinmyshoe January 1, 2010 at 7:50 PM #

    What a list! May it all move in the direction you wish for here…..

  5. Auntie Shirley January 3, 2010 at 1:32 PM #

    Happy New Year Kel—-think I will go south for the winter and see if there is any snow and frost there.

  6. lynnsgarden January 5, 2010 at 5:25 AM #

    Hey Kelly, where did you find MY list?! Alright, alright, the only thing we have in common is #9 and only the first part of #9 at that…lol!
    BTW, this is the PRETTIEST picture of daylily stamens I’ve ever seen…what’s her name?

    • sorrygardener January 5, 2010 at 7:37 AM #

      What’s the daylily’s name? Please refer to resolution 9, part II. LOL

  7. Auntie Shirley January 7, 2010 at 5:55 AM #

    Quick wit is a good thing !!

  8. mbhobe January 8, 2010 at 8:44 AM #

    Amen to that! Love # 5. Beautiful picture too.
    Happy New Year.
    MB

  9. Herb and Nancy January 11, 2010 at 3:40 AM #

    Absolutely loved your resolutions…especially the “enjoy more-fret less” that applies to so many things in our lives…your blog is a treasure and your photography is a treat for the eyes of nature lovers….we are “thinking Spring” after this spell of FRIGID weather…. Herb and Nancy