Tuesday, June 29, 2010

money saving tips for starving artists #4: 'plant' a weed garden

who says gardening isn't an expensive hobby? honey, here in new york, the mere act of walking five blocks could bankrupt you. so what happens when spring comes around and you just don't have the funds to buy any little baby tomato plants or new soil etc? embrace those weeds that start cropping up in last year's tomato planters. they are green and they are alive! there is even a huge element of surprise when they start poking their green shoots up--who knows what they will look like? endless hours of pleasure.

so jade started watering our weed garden. i thought it was cute. but hey, look at these pretty flowers! photo by jade 'the weed whisperer' townsend
i do realize this post could be construed in a completely different, more lucrative way. but being one who gravitates toward poverty, oh and fear of arrest and authority, that's really not the kind of weed garden i'm after...

2 comments:

kim said...

Pretty flowers. I am definitely a believer that weeds are way better than dead plants!

Maria said...

I've got plenty of weeds for you if you ever want to expand the weed gardening. Lovely weed flowers too...