One of first things I wanted to do when we moved in was add curb appeal. I will openly admit that I knew NOTHING about gardening. I bought a hanging plant last year when we first moved to MI and it died after two days. I may or may not have forgotten to water it. I definitely don't have a green thumb (quite yet), I told Ryan I prefer to refer to mine as light green...very light green.
I knew between unpacking and settling in the house that it would be impossible to gut the whole yard and start from a blank canvas, plus Ryan had blank stares at me when I jokingly mentioned that. I also didn't want to embark too much on putting plants in the ground because A) like I said above I knew nothing about gardening and B) I didn't want the embarrassment of digging up my yard all weekend for the plants to just die. I decided that planting in pots this year would be the way to go. If I can keep it alive in a pot then (maybe) I can keep it alive in the ground, we'll see about that.
After a few trips to Home Depot and lots of awkward googling on my phone in the Garden Center, I won't say I'm an expert, but I'm pretty impressed with myself. I even embarked on some herbs that have stayed alive!
Side note: Easy labels for your plants - paint stirrers from Home Depot (or any paint supplier really). Paint them and write the name of the plant on them, stick it your pot, and you've got yourself an easy (and free) label!
I had to put him to work a little bit.
Stay tuned for some backyard action!
Taylor
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