“Your garden’s so pretty! How do you do that?” my neighbor gushed. She: stylishly dressed, walking her dog; me: wet and muddy squatting down with my hands in the soil. I was about to explain that I enjoy tending my garden and that, with a little effort, her garden could be attractive too. But a neighborly spirit moved me and I mumbled something about it being a simple matter of putting the right plant in the right place. Continue reading on The Local Reporter…