Real gardening doesn’t happen via TV’s ‘instant’ magic or ‘rescue’ makeovers

Television garden makeover programs peddle “Instant” results, “Perfect” landscapes and even purport to “Rescue” our beds and borders. Call me skeptical, but I think this approach, while tempting to dream about, especially in the heat of late summer when my garden is looking especially tired, completely misses the point of why gardeners garden.

To tend a plot of earth, even if it’s only a container of herbs on the back patio, is to engage in a relationship with nature. While “The Bachelor” may provide entertaining escapism, the franchise has very few lasting nuptials to show for its 25 seasons—apparently you need more than 8 to 10 episodes to find the love of your life. Likewise, after sun, soil and water, time is the most important factor in the life of a garden and the education of a gardener.

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GROW in The Seattle Times