My New Hobby

I'll admit it, I know absolutely nothing about gardening.  It's not for lack of trying, its just that every time I went to a gardening shop or nursery, I have been made to feel like an idiot for asking simple questions.  Sadly, it really put me off to the whole idea of gardening.

Just to give you a sense of the responses I would get, I asked one salesman to point me in the direction of the lowest maintenance plant he would recommend.  His response, "You should look for a fake plant if you don't want to do any work".  He missed what I said, I said "low maintenance" not that I was unwilling to roll up my sleeves.  I left completely deflated (and embarrassed) after a few additional degrading responses he gave me to other questions I had.  I ended up buying a single houseplant from him, and I regretted it the moment I got in my car.

I held off on going to any other nurseries because I was scared I would run into another salesman like him.  Finally, I decided I wasn't going to let this man ruin what could potentially be a really fun new hobby.

I stopped by a nursery in the next town over.  The lady there saw the overwhelming look on my face as I browsed the outdoor aisles of beautiful and lush plants.  I didn't really know where to begin, and was scared to ask.  She ended up asking me how she could help and basically told me everything I needed to know in about 5 minutes.  We mapped which flowers I liked, and then the pots they would fit into.  She even explained to me the difference between the Potting Mix vs. fertilizer and didn't make me feel like a moron while doing so.

I decided to start slow with just making basic planters for our stone stairway.  Now that I have this under my belt, I may think about ripping up some dead flower beds, and planting some new blooms. 

Check back in to see if I have a green thumb or not! Either way, I am definitely digging (no pun intended) this new hobby!