Green

The sight of green life pushing through last fall's leaves gives me a surprising sense of contentment- the world and our lives keep on changing, but the seasons keep going on reassuringly. As spring wakes up around me, I've found that simply seeing a budding branch or freshly opened flower makes me smile contentedly. I love everything green and growing and fresh.

I'm having moderate success with outdoor plants- my pretty climbing vine is coming back to life, going from this

 to this.

 

So how come most of my houseplants end up as ornamental garbage?

That would be because I've never bothered to learn anything about growing stuff. Hmm... you can't just toss it in the ground and wish for it to grow? Boo. Now I find that I should embark upon another learning experience- gardening!

No, I'm not going to be completely garden crazy {time??}, but I'd like to make the plants we have happy, and possibly get a few more established around the house. I'm searching the web for reliable sources of gardening know how for someone who kills plants instantly isn't a green-thumb.

Until then, does anyone out there in the blogosphere have any gardening tips for me? Seriously folks, I'll need all the help I can get!