Less Stress and More Pleasure By Editing Gardens Like A Book

I was speaking to my Aunt Marsha about my several of my perennial gardens and telling her how frustrated I am with the deer eating so many of the plants and flowers. Including the perennials that are supposedly deer-proof.

My aunt asked me a thought-provoking questions, which changed my Blue Brain perspective.

“Do you still get pleasure from those garden?” She asked.

My Green Brain had to think about her query and pondered my response.

“No!” My Yellow Brain replied. “The responsibility of maintaining the gardens and dealing with the deer has become a chore not a pleasure!”

“That is you answer”, Aunt Marsha replied.

It was amazing how RELIEVED I felt about not feeling so stressed and responsible to maintain those gardens.

My friend Joni Cotton, who works at Hawthorn Gardens Nursery, encouraged think about “editing” my gardens, as I do my books.

I enjoy the Green Brain editing and revising process for my books. The revision process always focuses on the economy of words and the creation of a better  book. I will do the same with my gardens. Now, I will have fewer stressful chores and more pleasures from the garden, just like my book.  My Orange Brain is looking forward to the joy and fun  of my remaining gardens and not the stressful responsibility and chores.

I hope my garden editing and revising perspective will be a less stressful and more nurturing  model for editing the chapters in you garden and book of life!

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3 Comments

  1. George on April 30, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    Be a dear and feed the deer 🙂 Letting the critters eat from the garden is similar to leaving some fruit/vegetables in the field for the poor.
    I love to garden even with critter kyping. I generally have a nice crop of grapes as spring begins, but either the birds or squirrels get to enjoy them and never leave any for me. Nevertheless, I enjoy watching my little crop grow and gain pleasure in making the little scavengers happy 🙂

    • sheila on May 2, 2013 at 1:38 pm

      I was a dear and fed the deer for many years. I guess I am not as generous as you, Cousin George. In fact, I going to plant my tomatoes in pots on my deck this year because of the chipmunks. I put moth balls around my plants to keep them away. My garden smelled like Grandma Newman’s apartment. 🙁 I am happy to know that one of us is kind to the critters and it’s not me! I am tired of doing battle with them over my hard work outdoors, especially when I have lots of work to also do indoors and I would like to enjoy my gardens and not be hassled by intruders!:-)

  2. sheila on May 2, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I was a dear and fed the deer for many years. I guess I am not as generous as you, Cousin George. In fact, I going to plant my tomatoes in pots on my deck this year because of the chipmunks. I put moth balls around my plants to keep them away. My garden smelled like Grandma Newman’s apartment. 🙁 I am happy to know that one of us is kind to the critters and it’s not me! I am tired of doing battle with them over my hard work outdoors, especially when I have lots of work to also do indoors and I would like to enjoy my gardens and not be hassled by intruders!:-)

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