If you never thought that your thumb was green enough and that gardening was for hobbits, hopefully, some of the examples here will make you reconsider. With some work, research, and lots of patience, anyone can ensure that at least a handful of plants survive.
The ‘Gardening’ online group gathers horticultural enthusiasts worldwide to share advice and pictures of their creations. We also contacted gardening expert and home farmer Charles Dowding to learn more about what a beginner should keep in mind. So scroll down, upvote your favorites, and be sure to comment your own gardening successes or horror stories.
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Helpfully, she also gave some examples of common misconceptions people tend to have. "Gardening can be done on a balcony, a single pot outside your front door, or on a window ledge. These small spaces are often those that desperately need greening up and it benefits those around you and the wildlife too. Also, I think a lot of people believe that to grow anything successfully you need to have a south-facing, sunny garden when in fact some of my favorite ornamental plants thrive in shady conditions. Ornamental plants such as hellebores, ferns, and even edible crops like lettuce, spinach, and beetroot don’t mind shade and won’t be quick to go to seed in the summer heat."
#34 This Is How I'm Doing It In A Semi Desert Region
It's a small mixed garden of amaranthius dubius and salanum aenthiopcum. Good vegetables.
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#38 Giant Sempervivum. Biggest I Ever Grew, With All Its Chicks Flowering At The Same Time
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