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Tried my hand at a vegetable garden in the past, and had miserable luck with it. To be fair, it was in some pretty crummy Maine soil that was full of rocks. Might have more success now though. Just curious what everyone is growing.

What I really want is a yard of just wildflowers. Better for the environment, less effort to maintain, and much more in keeping with my personality. I hate the fully manicured look. Only downside to that is ticks...so many ticks in New England...walking through it would likely be a horror show.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m an obsessed landscape gardener with perennials, shrubs and a few annuals making up my flowerbeds. I garden for pollinators and birds, mostly, with a few purely ornamental things I can’t give up (roses, clematis). I grow a few edibles every year (tomatoes, some greens, and cucumbers, usually), but it’s not my focus. It always took me by surprise in r/gardening that the default seemed to be vegetables in mist people’s minds. :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

You know for me the perennials took some time to get into. With veggies and annuals you get instant gratification but it takes more patience to grow perennials- but man once they start they can’t be stopped! My foxgloves are new new favorite thing