Why? How? Where? When?

I can tell you exactly what possessed me to start this blog. I started my first real attempt at gardening today and realised very quickly, that all those gardening books and projects sections of the B&Q catalogue... had lied. BIG TIME!

I've been making little comments on Facebook concerning my little journey up to this point and had been getting some encouraging or like-minded comments in return. I look back with just a hint of a sneer at my excitement of when my new garden, in my first owned home, has started to show its personality. How ecstatic I got when I realised that a previous owner has planted snowdrops and a lovely blue flower whose name I have currently forgotten. The joy and the wonder of the garden whose blah blah blah.

I now look at this garden wondering why the previous owners didn't leave me a manual and explanation as to what and why they had planted what they have. WHY? WHY? WHY? I have no idea what that green thing is in the pot or that lighter green leafy things is in the corner. Are they roses? are they weeds? that's kind of pretty but the leaves look well dodgy. GAH!

This is my little blog for all those keen gardeners like me that thought it may be easy, who watch their friends effortlessly maintain a garden that they've grown themselves, eat their friends home grown produce hearing how EASY* (see it's that word 'easy' again) it is and read books for first time gardeners that make it sound so simple... but when the time comes to proceed with all their built up enthusiasm, they find themselves covered in dirt. They're staring mournfully at a load of living organisms (or almost dead) depending on you to guide them into their full potential. With a finality of realising that - actually - the last few hours have been horrible.

Making you scream "I HATE GARDENING" at the top of your lungs and soon after hearing your neighbours windows shut with a bang to block out the sound of your crazy mumblings.

::cough:: maybe just me.

Or maybe this will just be for my friends to laugh and slap their forehead at my crap ability to do anything decent with not only the garden bits they have bought me but the rest that I got myself in my excitement.

* eas·y

adj. eas·i·er, eas·i·est

1. Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty: an easy victory; an easy problem.

2. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding: took the easy way out of her problems; wasn't satisfied with easy answers.

3. Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain: My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.

4.

a. Affording comfort or relief; soothing: soft light that was easy on the eyes.

b. Prosperous; well-off: easy living; easy circumstances.

5. Causing little hardship or distress: an easy penalty; a habit that isn't easy to give up.

6. Socially at ease: an easy, good-natured manner.

7.

a. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing: an easy disposition.

b. Not strict or severe; lenient: an easy teacher; easy standards.

8. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked: an easy mark; an easy victim.

9.

a. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.

b. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.

10. Not steep or abrupt; gradual: an easy climb.

11. Economics

a. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.

b. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.

12. Promiscuous; loose.

adv.

1. Without haste or agitation: Relax and take it easy for a while.

2. With little effort; easily: success that came too easy.

3. In a restrained or moderate manner: Go easy on the butter.

4. Without much hardship or cost: got off easy with only a small fine.

Idiom:

easy as pie Informal

Capable of being accomplished or done with no difficulty.

As taken from http://www.thefreedictionary.com