The instant gratification of today’s flowers.
Eons ago when I started gardening annuals were sold in six
packs for not a lot of money. Over the
years the six packs became four packs. For
more money of course.
Today I went gathering pretties for the various yards I
tend. The same things I used to purchase
for next to nothing in multi-packs are now sold in four inch pots. For twice the price.
Yes, the plants are much larger and already covered with
flowers. As soon as I put them in the
gardens looked like they’d been growing for weeks. Pretty?
Of course. But today is May 9th. There are potentially five more months to the
growing season. I’m not certain that the
extra it costs to have instant blooming gardens is worth it. Personally, I enjoy taking a tour of the new
plants, watching them take hold and start to grow. For me, larger flowers means I miss out on
part of the enjoyment of planting pretties.
Just my opinion of course.
Happy weekend!
