You Know You're a Gardener If...

   There are some distinctive traits that make up a gardener. Here are some I feel personify most of us...

You know you are a gardener if...

~ You forgo mani/pedis (at least the professional kind) from April thru June.

~ You slow down the car to a drive by speed/stalker speed when you pass any farm market or garden store.

~ You love planting and weeding and deadheading alone in your garden ~ but you talk to the birds while doing it.

~ You keep a nail brush in the shower.

~ You pray for rain every night; you consider it the sweetest sound of summer.

~ You are not a big fan of most four-legged, non-domesticated, creatures. (I do love foxes though!)

~ You have tiny scratches on your arms & legs, have no idea where they came from (weeding & pruning) & don’t really care.

~ You can't wait to see the gardens of others to get inspired, or get you moving because you feel like a slacker... or a little of both.

~ It’s almost June & you are still planting... even though you say you are done!

~ You have limitless amounts of energy when it comes time to be outside & endless amounts of hope for a wonderful growing season.

~ You have at least one area or garden ‘room’ you can say this is truly euphoria.

    I had the privilege today to visit six gardens of some of our garden club’s members for a self-guided garden tour. What a treat & inspiration today was. These are true gardeners whose properties left me gob smacked for the entire day! My wish for them and all gardeners out there is to now take time to enjoy the fruits of their labors. We gardeners know the reality of upkeep but... I wish us all at least an inch of rain a week, low humidity, no mosquitoes & lots of visitors who will enjoy all our hard work! We gardeners are great dreamers too!