Welcome to the beginning of my all-things-plants blogging journey! The creation of this platform has been a slow burning concept in the recesses of my brain for many months and I am excited to finally be taking the plunge. So, welcome!
I'll kick things off with a little bit of background info. Historically I've always been drawn to the wild and varied beauty of the natural world, especially all things green. However, confession time....I have been known in the past to be a serial plant killer and as such, I kind of just thought this was my lot in life. I was always a bit overwhelmed by plant parenthood, there were so many variables and I didn't know where to even begin.
But then came the Covid-19 pandemic and amid all the chaos, isolation, and lockdowns, I was able to spend a lot more time in my garden. It just so happened that the first lockdown was right at the beginning of spring, and as time went on and seasons changed, I became more acutely aware that actually, all of the elements that plants need to survive are available to them already in nature. They can survive by themselves and sometimes all they need is a helping hand or an extra watering to really thrive. Having that abundance of extra time to "stop and smell the roses," to watch them grow and develop, and to study them up close was exactly what I needed. So, I decided to give it another go and ease myself into gardening, one seed and one plant at a time.
Sure, I didn't have a great initial success rate, but I began to realize that I did actually have the beginnings of a green thumb after all! Spending more time outside in the garden and being more observant and mindful was so so helpful for the delicate state of my mental health over the pandemic and as more time went on and my seedlings grew, so did my knowledge and passion. And even better, it came about organically rather than me trying to force it, which made all the difference.
Fast forward to now and I am fully obsessed! My murderous plant past is a distant memory (for the most part) and I have learned to embrace all of the successes, hurdles, and failures along the way for exactly what they are: lessons. I'm not going to stop trying, failing, trying again, and learning at every step of the way and I hope that if you are reading this you can follow along with me on this journey.
