I’m not sure if you realize it, but even “gardening without a plan” needs a plan. Wow, wow! This type of gardening doesn’t require a boat-sized plan, it just requires a little bit of pre-thought or pre-planning.

What are the most important things to consider?

• Where do you live
• What is your neighborhood statement (condo-life?)
• What is your budget?
• What are your goals?

Now what is your plan?

Landscaping condo

If you live in a condo or apartment, then your gardening could be limited to container gardening, window sill gardening, or yard gardening. Whatever the case, you can still garden! There are ways to do this, even in apartments and even the strictest condos. Open ears now?

Private home gardening

If you live in a house, your own house, you may have fewer rules than a condo, yet even in most neighborhoods, you have that “unspoken” rule, “green grass rules.” Don’t worry, you can garden too. You can still have your own personal space, your own style, and stay where you are.

Mansion gardening

If you live in a mansion, yes, a mansion, you can still be a personal gardener for your own space. The key to happiness is knowing or realizing that, yes, YOU CAN DO IT!

What is your message

So what is the “statement” or unwritten rule of your neighborhood? Look around you to find out what that is. Are all the patios bright green, no gaps in the grass, just perfect rectangular pieces of real or fake grass? Are all houses slim, slim, unfettered, and just the same? Looking down the block, is it hard to tell one house from another? Do the Stepford Wives seem to live there? Really? What is the unspoken and unwritten rule of your block, of your neighborhood? Is there hope for your creative or different mind, right where you are? Yeah right! There’s always hope. If you keep an open mind and are willing to really listen to me, I will share my thoughts on individual gardening or “gardening without a plan.”

What is your plan?

Do you want your garden to look like a professional? Do you want your space to say “Hello, landscaper”? Or do you want your green space to say, “Wow, that’s a lot of work”! Or do you want your garden space to say, “Welcome to my wonderful natural garden”? Or is your message, “No dog poop”!

Are you gardening to draw attention to your cause or your charity or your line of work? Would bonsai fit the plan? Is your plan for people to stop, pause, and slow down in this busy city? Do you have gardening to promote peace? Or is your garden saying, “I believe in God”? Do you want neighbors or people passing by to keep walking or stop and stop and enjoy the green space? Ask yourself these questions and a few others and you may have an unplanned garden plan.

Budget?

Can you afford the best for your garden? Or do you have a very limited budget? Is gardening part of your budget in another way? Are you going to grow certain plants just to avoid buying things at a grocery store? Ready to plant rosemary, thyme, sage, and other herbs because you want to be able to choose your ingredients for cooking every day, rather than buying these things?

Budget or no budget?

Or is your budget unlimited? Can you afford the best in garden accessories and accessories? Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is and start creating a more magnificent garden, perhaps the most magnificent garden in your entire area? Ready for that?

Gardening goals

Now, what is your real goal? What is your real message? What is the “why” of your gardening?

Does your garden say “Freedom”? Or does your garden say, “Hey, I’m fitting in here”! Does your garden remain calm, serene, unfettered by what others have to say or do about your gardening? Are you looking to create and organize a mini-farm? Do you want a country setting, a natural setting, or are you willing to ditch all that grass and swap it for a common sense groundcover? Do you want to mow the lawn? Or do you want a goat to eat all the grass? The options are all yours!

Or do you want your garden to remain “no work, no stress”?

Whatever your goal or statement, this is the place for you because all garden topics will be covered and then a few more. Over the next several weeks or months, I will cover pretty much every type of gardening out there. Hope you enjoy the ride!

Over time, we will discuss almost every aspect of gardening and other hobbies and other nature topics.

What are your goals?

You will need to think about your gardening goals, financial goals, environmental goals, and your spiritual goals.