All things are difficult before they’re easy.
And I think about that every May.
Because right now, the garden is all effort.
You’re hauling bags of soil. You’re staking things. You’re tidying up. You’re buying the plants and dreaming the dreams.
There is so much to do.
And nothing feels easy right now.
It’s a lot of work.
And that’s the right feeling for this part of the season.
The easy comes later.
Or I should say, easier.
It actually does get easier.
But you donR…
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