vegetable garden

In today’s day and age young children don’t want anything to do with their vegetables, seem to not want to partake in family activities, nor are they getting enough exercise. Why is this that most families are getting fast food for dinner more often, not spending time together, and not getting enough exercise? Too many people are busy at school, working on their careers, playing on video games, and watching their favorite shows? Something needs to be done to get the family together, eating well, and to get them much needed exercise.

How about starting a family vegetable garden? I know, lil’ Jimmy doesn’t like his vegetables and wants to play his video games after school. Wouldn’t it be a site to see lil’ Jimmy eating his vegetables, getting his exercise and spending time with you? It’s not just lil’ Jimmy that needs help, you need to make that extra time for him and you need to be creative.

Starting a vegetable garden means you will work together as a whole family. Not only spending time together, all the digging, bending, and lifting means all in the family will exercise and have fun doing so. Get this, once lil’ Jimmy sees that his vegetables are producing real food… he may want to eat the fruits of his labor and may even want to work on cooking meals with his new creations. Gardening and cooking as a family, what a site to see!

Starting a family garden is a benefit to the whole family for health reasons and to keep the family strong with values. You may even catch lil’ Jimmy working out in the garden by himself a time or two. Even better, he may invite his friends over to partake, creating a community bond because of your excellent example of setting a family bond like no other.

We’ve just been buried in snow and more is in the forecast, but I’m dreaming of springtime. Yes, I know it’s only February, but now is the best time to start planning what I’m going to plant in the spring. Last year I planted perennials – some peony and geranium plants – as a foundation for my flower bed. But I need to plan how I’m going to add that extra pop of color or that new sweet floral scent to my yard this year.

I’m considering night phlox (zaluzianskya) or perhaps night scented stock (matthiola bicornis) for a rush of scent in the summer night air. For color, I’m thinking about zinnias, cosmos, and Gerbera daisies. But… I suppose that mixture of plants lends itself to a bit of a mish mash of design. That’s why I rely on The Farm at Green Village.

I love gardening. I love digging in the dirt and watching plants grow. However, I’m not very talented when it comes to landscaping. Colors sometimes clash. The plant sizes are all wrong. Whole sections of the flower garden are out of bloom at the same time. Since I found The Farm at Green Village, that’s not the case.

Last year, I was meandering through the rows of flowers, adding plants to my basket and removing them in a bewildered state, when a staff member noticed the look of uncertainty on my face. He asked about the layout of my flower beds, even asking me to sketch them for him. Then he recommended which groundcover would be most suitable for yard. He even gave me tips on the best mulch and how to perk up a little lilac bush that was dying.

So while my flower beds may be sleeping beneath a foot (or two!) of snow, my mind is thinking about planting flowers in the spring.