Gardening season is coming up! [emoji271]

[Bogertophis]

My mother's been having an early garden growing inside for the past month or so, and today I assisted her set up a homemade strawberry barrel. Well, it's actually a plastic laundry hamper since we tried an actual barrel a few years ago and it didn't do well so we'll see how this goes.

I hope it goes well- strawberries are YUM!

[YungRasputin]

i love gardening and i have 2 projects for the summer and the fall which is a) i would really like to get a good outdoor flower garden started, thinking a mix of African wild flowers or something like that and b) i want to rebuild the bonsai forest that i had several years ago before my former roommates cats destroyed/ate them all - have also considered getting into chili peppers

[Homebody]

b) i want to rebuild the bonsai forest that i had several years ago before my former roommates cats destroyed/ate them all - have also considered getting into chili peppers

A very cat-safe option.

[Caitlin]

After getting sick of dealing with drought conditions and water restrictions in my region, I ripped out my entire front and back yard, killed my lawn including the areas where I used to garden, and did 'water wise' landscaping instead. I'm SO glad I did it - I find it so much more beautiful than boring lawns; it's been glorious with color and texture in every season and I planted to attract pollinators so have been enjoying my bee, butterfly and moth friends.

I still do some container gardening on my back deck, though - and have strawberries, summer squash, lettuce, arugula, cherry and roma tomatoes, and a dwarf peach tree. I won't lie - I have been enjoying having a smaller 'garden' to deal with and find container gardening simpler overall in a lot of ways.

[Bogertophis]

After getting sick of dealing with drought conditions and water restrictions in my region, I ripped out my entire front and back yard, killed my lawn including the areas where I used to garden, and did 'water wise' landscaping instead. I'm SO glad I did it - I find it so much more beautiful than boring lawns; it's been glorious with color and texture in every season and I planted to attract pollinators so have been enjoying my bee, butterfly and moth friends.

I still do some container gardening on my back deck, though - and have strawberries, summer squash, lettuce, arugula, cherry and roma tomatoes, and a dwarf peach tree. I won't lie - I have been enjoying having a smaller 'garden' to deal with and find container gardening simpler overall in a lot of ways.

Sounds to me like you made all the right changes. Way to go!