Outmoded Gardening

My ninety year old mom-in-law, bless her heart, has never had what could be considered a green thumb. She loves plants, she just doesn’t do well with the centuries old notion of flower and vegetable gardens all in prim little rows, like Mary, Mary quite contrary. She does much better when her garden is allowed to be a little on the “wild side”, which actually brings her right up to speed with todays sustainable gardening. No longer do we have to stick to preconceived notions about what plants and plant combinations make for a good garden. Instead of struggling to grow flowering plants and vegetables that fit with inherited ideas of what makes a garden legitimate, even if those plants may not grow well in your particular area of the country, how about growing plants that will thrive under the natural conditions where you live, without a lot of extra coaxing, and hard work. Given that in today’s world where we are all trying to conserve our natural resources perhaps it’s the right time to move away from outmoded ideas on gardening. It’s working for my mom-in-law. For the first time in ninety plus years, she has a green thumb.