Nerd Fleurs

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Part of the reason of wanting to own a house is for the gardening. I am a lover of flowers and plants... and i so desperately miss have a garden of my own. I do like growing vegetables but there is something about flowers that bring me complete happiness. Kelly asked me to blog about the types of flowers i am going to grow. Now this totally opens up a can of worms... where to begin? I have had a vision for the most amazing garden for years... but that would be a huge project and this back yard I'm obtaining is not that large. Although the backyard is already beautifully landscaped with many perennials and rose bushes. There is a fountain and a trellis gazebo that i am so excited to grow vines and morning glories around it and create a little hidden oasis for al fresco lunches in the summer. I am going to mostly focus my energy on planting annuals... although I really want to grow my 2 favorite flowers... dahlias and hollyhocks.
Dahlias are tubers and I hope that it will not be too late to plant by the time i move in and hollyhocks are bi-annuals and they are tricky.
For annuals i am thinking a mix of sunflowers, cosmos, zinnias, marigolds, petunias, snapdragons, pansies and others as i make my final decisions.
Im sure i will grow some gladiolas too. I will have to wait and see what comes up as far as perennials, so perennials might come later in the fall. Plus i will have a delish herb garden for all my cooking needs... mmmm fresh basil, thyme and cilantro! I have theories about growing flowers and plants that i will not get into, which would most certainly add to my nerdiness. Growing something isn't just sticking a seed in the ground and hoping it will grow... no no no, there are methods and techniques that are crucial for proper gardening.

Sometimes i wonder if i just have uber-nerd written all over me? I like all genres of literature, but i am a closet science fiction geek. I have my own theories on parallel universes and time travel and if i were better at math i just might be a quantum physicists. I work in a library, I am in love with literature. And plants are exciting and i almost went to school for botany. NERD!
And yet i play flaky really well as not to scare people with my nerdiness. Maybe i should just learn to embrace it! HOWEVER! you will never see me at a Star Trek convention! ew.

Comments

K and/or K said…
Sabrina, you are so Quirky! Get it, Quirk? Get it, physics? I am enjoying our new found shared interest in Governing Dynamics--who knew! Just think what else we could enjoy about each other if we would come out of all of our nerdy closets!
Ky
April 23, 2008 at 9:30 AM
jodilee0123 said…
My hubby loves to garden! We can't wait to see what comes up this year. . .(we planted a bunch of flowers late in the season and the dog kind of wrecked them.) Maybe you guys can start a trading party for plants!
April 23, 2008 at 9:39 AM
Heather of the EO said…
I am so jealous of this particular kind of nerdiness. Maybe you'll be my plant/flower/herb/veggie nerd teacher!
April 23, 2008 at 12:23 PM
...sensible of shoe said…
You know, flowers are very mathmatical.
April 23, 2008 at 1:27 PM
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