Joybell--what a great job you do in conveying a sense of place. I wanna see it!

A Gardner's Creed (from the Times-Columnist, Victoria BC, 1997)

I want it.
I want it all.
I want it now.
If everyone else has it, I must have it too.
If it will not grow in my zone or is prohibitively expensive, I want it most of all.
I am perfectly willing to forego any necessities of life in order to have it.
I recognize my horticultural dependency.
I recognize your horticultural dependency.
I will willingly aid and abet your dependency, as you will mine.
Any money saved by virtue of comparison shopping equals found money and therefore is not counted as spending.
If I planted everything that I have already purchased, I must immediately buy more plants.

At this point it is customary to recite your VISA number from memory.

Love,

Janie