Hi again
Isn't the above photo just beautiful!
Being an antisocial and tired Asperger's person new year will be spent going to bed at my normal time of 9 pm, lights off at 10 and putting in ear plugs so we don't get woken up by fireworks!
I particularly don't like what I refer to as "the bongs" - the chimes of bells bringing in the new year. I feel they say "Bong - that's another year of your life gone", Bong - you're another year older, Bong - doom, Bong... Bong".... Bah Humbug eh!
I rarely make a new year,s resolution either but this year I have and intend to stick to it. Here's how it came about:
For most of my gardening life I've prided myself on not spending more than £50 or so every year on my garden. My borders tended to look really good as I had big groups of each type of plant. I did this either by dividing, taking cuttings or spreading seeds from plants I already had.
But since I've started my gardening business, under the excuse that I'm learning about new plants I've been indulging myself with many' many new plants for my own garden. I've spent a lot! I'm not going to reveal how much. The effect in some of my borders is consequentially, a bit "dotty". Just individual plants on their own all mixed together. Rather like the photo below which I confess is nothing like my garden but is just to make a point.
For the best visual effect multiple identical plants need to be planted together in clusters. So the colour of the flowers or the effects of the foliage is seen to its best advantage. Like the photo below (again not one of my borders - though I wish it was!)
As I've been doing lots of studying this winter I've also realised that I only use one or two propagation techniques on a narrow range of plants. So my resolution is to try different techniques of propagation on a wider range of plants in my garden (armed with my copy of "Geoff Hamilton's Practical Gardening Course") and cluster the plants I grow for a better effect.
"Propagate not buy". Hopefully I will save a bit of money too!
I'll let you know how I get on.
Take care and happy new year.
Lots of love
Caroline
xxx
Keywords: Cottage Garden Design Asperger's ASD Autism Colour Propagate Save Money Frugal
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