Comments on: Write your garden’s mission statement

By: >Lo! how a rose e’er blooming… | Flâneur Gardening

>Lo! how a rose e’er blooming… | Flâneur Gardening — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:57:40 +0000

[...] at coldclimategardening.com I came across a suggestion from another gardening blog to “write your garden’s mission [...]

By: 2009 Appearing Through The Fog

2009 Appearing Through The Fog — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:37:18 +0000

[...] This was brought back to my attention by the garden blogger’s meme that is starting; writing your garden’s mission statement. I have considered mission statements before, but I can’t seem to get settled in one. I have [...]

By: Paul Bee

Paul Bee — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:48:49 +0000

It’s a great question and I already know the clear answer for me… create and set in place as many native bee and pollinator habitats as I can – this year I want to have as much fruit from the trees as possible to build up the stock of jam. Last year wasn’t a great year for our plum trees.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:54:51 +0000

I certainly understand, Monica. This approach isn’t for everyone. Glad to hear from you!

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:04:13 +0000

Hi Kathy–This sounds like a fun way for people to think about what their garden means to them. I personally spent too many years of my life as a corporate writer so the idea of writing a mission statement is not something positive for me personally, not even applied to something I love. Added to that, for me and my little space outdoors, garden is a verb, not a noun, and verbs don’t need missions statements.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:45:36 +0000

Thank you, Kat! I’m glad you’ve found my blog so helpful. The award is supposed to signify that “This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships.” And I do want to build relationships through blogging, twitter, and plurk.

By: KatWolfdancer

KatWolfdancer — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:54:10 +0000

And Kathy, thanks for all the inspiration. I humbly offer you this Friendship Award!

http://wolfdancercreek.blogspot.com/2009/01/oh-my-gosh-insert-series-of-excitable.html

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By: KatWolfdancer

KatWolfdancer — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:23:38 +0000

OK, after a night of pondering, here is what I came up with. THANKS Kathy, for pointing out Helen’s Blog for me!

http://wolfdancercreek.blogspot.com/2009/01/wolfdancer-creek-farm-garden-mission.html

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By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:27:12 +0000

Danny, there are other garden bloggers out there growing plants on balconies and other urban spaces, so you’re in good company. Thank you for stopping by and sharing your garden’s mission.

By: Danny Staple

Danny Staple — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:58:26 +0000

Hi there, I have more of a collection of plant pots and growbags in windows than a garden per se. However, I do have a clear mission, which is to grow food. Food I can eat.

I have eaten at least 20 of my own tomatoes, and shared some with friends and colleagues. I am not getting a huge yield, but learning a lot. I have some herbs growing as well.

For a little bit of variation, there is a rubber plant, some cacti and occasionally carnivorous plants, but it is overwhelmingly tomatoes.