Welcome to 'Hope Springs Eternal'
I first heard this phrase in relation to gardening 25 years ago. My husband and I had recently moved into our first house, and I was balancing making the worst house in the neighborhood livable, starting a retail business and yes, a puppy. I would spend my free hours digging and planting, and while I was at work, the puppy would spend his free hours digging and digging. On one of my many re-planting endeavors, my 4'8" elderly neighbor strained to peek over the fence and exclaim "Hope springs eternal!".
Since that time, I have gardened along several digging dogs, 4 children, moose, elk and an array of small critters. No doubt any gardener reading this has had at least that many...distractions, shall we say. Now a seasoned gardener and landscape designer in Jackson Hole, Teton County, Wyoming, I can think of no better motto for gardening than Hope Springs Eternal.
I am offering this blog to discuss issues surrounding gardening and landscape design. I separate these issues because they often are actually separate. One can create a fabulous, fruitful vegetable garden, for instance, without much consideration given to design in relation to the residence or other elements of the landscape. Contrarily, one can enjoy an exceedingly well designed landscape without taking part whatsoever in the 'gardening' of that landscape. So my blog will attempt to move from plant ideas to gardening tips to design inspirations focused on high altitude landscapes in zones 3 and 4. I will from time to time include my alternate garden reality of Laguna Beach, CA.
I hope this blog becomes an interactive source of information to overcome challenges as well as fuel inspirations to create your sense of place and connection with nature in your garden.
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