A Love Note from the Garden by Connie Cottingham

by on 05. Jun, 2012 in ATG Guest Post

Yes, my dear, I know you are busy, but everyone who is interesting is.

While your garden is blooming, take some time to wander with a camera, write down the names of plants that are doing well, note great plant combinations, record the first blooms on your vitex, sketch a quick plan of what is where, or – you wonderful dreamer you – ideas you have for something new in the garden. You can use a pretty journal, a three-ring binder (with room to fit inspiring magazine articles), or a calendar (just write what you do and plant on today’s date.)

A little paperwork will help you remember and plan in the future, especially in early spring when many perennials are snoozing under the mulch and you are leafing through those garden catalogs.

Love,

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ABOUT LOVE NOTES:  I wanted to create a way to bring the garden into people’s minds with a weekly email, but not with a to-do list that just adds to the overwhelm of a busy life. A garden does take maintenance and care, but gives so much back to its caregiver. ‘Love Notes from the Garden’ help to guide and inspire with gentle nudges and a bit of humor, reminding people that the garden responds when you care, that each plant has a personality, that your garden is a habitat filled with change and wonder.


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Connie Cottingham

Hi, I’m Connie, and I have been gardening for decades. I am a landscape architect, a lifetime master gardener, a garden writer, a garden club member and spend almost every day in a botanical garden. I am here to hold the hand of an uncertain gardener and tell them how to nurture their space and themselves, how gardening can bring joy and lessons, and how travel to other gardens can also bring joy and lessons. And I want them to understand the many ways a garden can give back to its caregiver. A columnist for Georgia Gardening and Southern Distinction magazines, I have been published in Conifer Quarterly, History, Lee, Museum Store, Country Journal, GEORGIA, Columbia County, Georgia Family and New South Gardener magazines and have written many newspaper garden columns.

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2 Responses to “A Love Note from the Garden by Connie Cottingham”

  1. Roxanne Ravenel 08. Jun, 2012 at 4:17 pm #

    Love the first line: “Yes, my dear, I know you are busy, but everyone who is interesting is.” Takes away the excuses before they even begin.

    • Karen 01. Jul, 2012 at 5:52 pm #

      Wonderful reply Roxanne. I have made a a mental note of that it could come in handy.