Master Gardener

Wow! I can't believe it's been four weeks since I've posted something to this blog. You can blame spring time. I've been spending quite a bit of time outside trying to make some order out of the chaos that is my yard. I enjoy it sometimes and feel quite overwhelmed at other times. The planning part is my favorite, and dreaming, but actually getting out and getting it done is sometimes a challenge for this lazy girl. Although there are many things I enjoy about the great outdoors, I've always been more of an inside girl - watching TV, working on the computer, cross stitching, some other project. Gardening has not quite become therapy to me yet, but I hope that someday it will. I want it to. I love the idea of successfully growing my own vegetables and fruits. I want all kinds of berries, fruit trees, herbs, etc. And then I want to successfully cook with it. These days that sounds like a novelty so it's hard to believe that less than one hundred years ago that way of life was still mostly the norm. You grew veggies to survive, not merely as a hobby. I've actually toyed with the idea of taking a course to become a South Carolina Master Gardener. The next class starts here in August and runs through November, just four hours a week. It is during a weekday morning however, so I'd have to figure out how to make up those work hours at my job. It's doable and I'm still praying about it. After you complete the course it is required that you do 40 hours of community service in different ways spreading the knowledge that you've acquired. I can see myself really loving being able to teach others about different aspects of gardening, as teaching is definitely one of my gifts. So, we shall see. Maybe some day I'll sign my blog - Melinda Nye, Master Gardener.