{"id":5037,"date":"2015-05-15T10:53:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=5037"},"modified":"2023-11-17T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T06:26:12","slug":"gardening-by-brain-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/gardening-by-brain-style\/","title":{"rendered":"gardening by brain style"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think it might be a thing.<\/p>\n

The other day, I found myself looking around\u00a0in horror at garden, seeing nothing but the work that needs\u00a0to be done. And\u00a0then it seemed so ridiculous, because this is\u00a0self-imposed. Oh sure, the garden needs to be maintained to the point of\u00a0not becoming a neighborhood eyesore. But stressing out over it, no no no. I garden because I love it. Thusly,\u00a0I\u00a0pulled myself up by the collar, reminding myself that I do not need to get\u00a0crazy over tasks I want to do, especially in the garden.<\/p>\n

Plus there are some glorious happenings out there that having nothing to do with task mastering.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"If<\/a>
If I have to weed the whole backyard first, I’ll never get to anything else.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The question it raises, though, \u00a0how did I get the notion I always have to do something else first before I can do the thing I really want to do? For instance, I wrestle with the idea of having to weed before I can put new plants in the ground. And I don’t mean just the one place where I want to put them. I mean the whole damn garden. Do other people impose rules like this on themselves?<\/p>\n

\"You<\/a>
You might miss nature being glorious by spending too much time in the weeds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Peonies<\/a>
Peonies are coming fast and furious. Hope kitties will be better by next year so I can bring some inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Glaucium<\/a>
Glaucium flavum opened yesterday. I almost missed it due to a big thistle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Yucca<\/a>
Yucca whipplei<\/a> with Thistle. My gardening pals say get that thistle before if takes over the world. But that Yucca, which I call Satan, is going to stab me good no matter how careful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My friends joke about the fact that my vacuum cleaners is almost always out. In my defense, I vacuum daily. I have three animal, in addition to us messy humans. But, here’s the wrinkle. If I want to vacuum\u00a0a tumbleweed-sized furball in\u00a0the back hall–and the machine\u00a0is in the living room–I have to vacuum my way to it. I would never unplug the vacuum and carry it directly to the furball. I vacuum as far as the cord will reach, and then change to a new plug–which hopefully will get me where I’m trying to go. I’ve seen the men walk past any kind of mess to vacuum another mess, but I just can’t do it. Is this brain style–or men vs. women?<\/p>\n

\"Punky<\/a>
Punky says the cats shed more than she does, and it’s true.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve been pondering this for a long\u00a0time:\u00a0how did I ever come to the conclusion that I have to do something else first? I think it’s partly\u00a0my brain prepping for a task, but I can get stuck. You know how many weeds there are on Earth–or dirt, for that matter: the Earth is made of dirt, for Pete’s sake. I once discussed the something-else-first topic with Megan’s harp teacher, Marion Fouse. Marion looked puzzled for a second, and then said, “Honey, do what you want to do first. You’ll always do what you must do.”<\/p>\n

That seems reasonable, no? Not to mention,\u00a0how could\u00a0I ever get anything done if I adhered to the philosophy of having to weed\u00a0first? The truth is, I’m a puzzle worker. I inch my way thru, adding pieces here and there, discovering through the process. I’m so glad I\u00a0finally understand this about myself–that people approach learning and problem-solved in myriad ways. And that it’s good to trust yourself to use your own process, provided it works for you.<\/p>\n

Now, I rarely let new plants die in the pot, contemplating where they’re going to go. (This was not true earlier, when I thought I had to get everything right first rattle. Pretty sure this has something to do with the kind of brain I have, and\/or Sr. Petronelli in\u00a0first grade. Scary.<\/em>) I know now, it doesn’t really matter where exactly I plant, because chances are, the first place something lands is not\u00a0the last.<\/p>\n

\"I'm<\/a>
I’m third from the left, second row down, trying hard not to be sinful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as weeding goes, I’ve accepted that it’s got to be done–and have made peace with that. Sometimes when gardening notions\u00a0are spinning around in the ole idea-O-matic, getting\u00a0outside to pull a few weeds helps\u00a0me work\u00a0the\u00a0puzzle. It makes\u00a0me stop, look in one place, see things in limited scale.<\/p>\n

Something new is happening\u00a0every day. My ADD\/OCD style brain comes in handy for many things. I can generate a million ideas. I wrote a novel with this brain–and one of these days, I’m going to take it out of the drawer and set it free. But if I allow my brain\u00a0run roughshod, casting its\u00a0ever widening net, gathering more ideas, always having to do something else first, I’m going to miss out on a lot of cool beans.<\/p>\n

Cheers<\/p>\n

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