(You Know Who You Are)
You check the weather more often than your bank account.- You’ve said the phrase “this gets morning sun” with alarming confidence.
- You no longer fear dirt under your nails. In fact, you consider it a personality trait.
- You have moved the same potted plant to six different locations because “it looked happier over there.”
- You own “outside clothes”
- You’ve whispered “you can do this” to a tomato plant.
- You casually spend $84 on flowers and then refuse to buy a $3 coffee because “times are tight.”
- You know which bees are polite and which ones have attitude.
- You’ve started referring to certain plants as “dramatic.”
- You go outside for “five minutes” and return two hours later with a shovel, a sunburn, and emotional clarity.
- You’ve ever crouched down to inspect a new sprout like a Victorian botanist discovering an undiscovered species.
- You own at least one pair of shoes that are technically just mud now.
- You photograph new leaves, flowers, and plants like a proud grandparent
- You’ve developed strong opinions about mulch.
- You now have names for birds, butterflies, rabbits, and the neighborhood cats
- You understand that ‘deadheading’, ‘pricking out’, and ‘hardening off’ are not rude words
- You buy plants first and figure out where they’re going later. Possibly never.
- You’ve become emotionally attached to a clematis or climbing rose.
- Your camera roll is 74% flowers, 12% sunsets, and 14% suspicious leaf damage.
- You can now use words like ‘microclimate’ and ‘hybrid’ in everyday conversations
At this point, there’s no going back.
The garden has claimed you.
Welcome to the club!
