Everyone has had letdowns with plants. Don’t allow that to defeat you from trying again this year. Disappointments and lessons learned are a part of life and gardening. Make sure to enjoy the season anyway, get your hands dirty (wear gloves) and take pride in your victories, however small or large. There is great satisfaction and pleasure in watching a bud appear and consequently reach full bloom. With this in mind, what a fabulous pastime to share and pass down to children.

We labor in our garden plots in April whether we weed, shop, choose, plan, transplant, water, mulch or sprout seedlings. We set the scene for summer with hope filled toil, no matter how small-scale our territory or where we are located.