Gardens and plants can be so very different depending on what you want from your garden. Some people find their garden a chore to be endured but the pleasure of gardens and plants is enormous once you learn to enjoy gardening. You can decide if your garden should be low maintenance and an easy to manage garden or if it should be a garden that you need to constantly work at and maintain but you can decide which type of garden you want so it suits your interests, available time and lifestyle.
There are almost as many different ways of gardening and types and styles of garden as there are gardeners. Some love the minimalist approach and the peace and tranquility of the Japanese garden while others enjoy the busy and crowded style of the cottage garden but in between these two extremes there are many other combinations of ideas, types and styles to suit all types of garden enthusiast.
Gardening is not limited to those who have outside space. It is possible, and some people do this, to have a greenhouse on a flat roof allowing you to grow all types of plants and vegetable while others with even less space grow plants and garden on their windowsills.
Plants want to grow and they do manage to sow themselves and grow in the most remarkable and difficult places. Plants will grow out of cracks and crevices several floors up on derelict buildings and in wild and inhospitable areas. So, plants want to grow and the job of the gardener is simply to manage the environment they grow in, the supply of water and minerals they need and the cutting back needed to keep them under control or to the size and shape required.
Gardening and growing plants can be as easy, or as hard, as you want to make it. Choose hardy and easily managed plants that require little attention and your garden will look good without a great deal of effort or choose lush and fast growing plants if you want a challenge and a garden that could so easily turn into a jungle if you fail to give it the regular attention it requires.
It is your choice what type of garden you have. The rules are merely guidelines and you can do what you want in a way that makes your garden and plants fun and enjoyable all year long.
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