Putting down roots
Matt Mattus (Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:00:16 PDT)
Jane,
I love reading your journey through this process and life change, since it
helps me imagine my ultimate move, (someday) from an inherited family home
for 3 generations, to Vermont or Upstate NY ( or even a bigger city if
necc!). With a glass greenhouse of bulbs, and 3 acres of gardens, sometimes
it seems totally impossible and the scope of it all paralyzes me. But as I
read your journey, I can't help but think about this actually happening to
me someday! And that maybe, it would not be all that bad.
I am curious about what you felt are the best parts about moving a garden
collection, and what the worst parts are?(beyond the ugly aspects of
physically moving everything). I guess I mean the emotional impact. Has it
been as difficult as you first thought? Or has this opened up a new world
for you? My fear is that plants sometimes keep us too rooted.
Best,
Matt
Matt Mattus
Zone 5b
Worcester, MA USA
On 10/5/10 8:19 PM, "Jane McGary" <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote:
This evening I feel more secure in my new home: this morning we
brought the rest of the container plants from my country house to the
city house (and even earlier this morning, the plumber fixed the
laundry drain so I can wash clothes at home). Having the potted
plants far away felt almost as if I had abandoned pets. They're now
lined up in blocks and rows on the vast paved driveway (it's good for
something, anyway), waiting to see if the promised crew ever shows up
to strip, amend, and till the planting areas. I am attacking some
limited areas with spading fork, shovel, and wheelbarrow, but I
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