Healthful neglect

In 2007 I discovered a clematis thriving under some overgrown weedy vines in an area of the garden I had been ignoring for a couple of years. Planted in '04, the clematis had never bloomed, and I assumed it was long dead and gone.

It thrived in neglect, and nearly immediately upon care -- I pruned it, cleaned up the root area, watered it, etc -- it died.

There's a lesson in there somewhere.

I began this blog as way to keep a garden journal (when I did what, where, & why) and share that information. But, I have other priorities in my life right now and for the coming year, so I'm going to ignore this blog for a while.

To wit, my travel blog: http://mercatorial.blogspot.com/

Before & After - Basement

Cleaning and organizing the basement - Quadrant 1 - Before:

After

Gardening in the Inside

With only so much free time to spare, in the past several years, I've given priority to the garden. So much so that my house looks like I just moved in.

As an attempt at some kind of accountability begets progress, I've decided to "garden blog" my house projects. I'm gardening the Inside.

First up: Get the basement clean and in order. Twice before organized, and twice obliterated, first by a thoughtless boy and second by an insulation project, I'm hoping the third time is the charm.