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The 70/30 rule in gardening suggests a balanced planting approach, where 70% of your garden consists of reliable, long-lasting plants that provide structure, texture, or color for most of the year, and the remaining 30% is reserved for more experimental, seasonal, or ephemeral plants. This method, attributed to garden designer Piet Oudolf, allows
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The full text includes commentary on why this helps keep young gardeners motivated by accepting their garden will look shabby 30% of the time. Gardens are meant to be seen. How might this also apply to curating a feed or public identity as a creator. Seasonality also prompts applications to the table — what about a menu organized this way?
Gardening is not outcome-oriented. A successful harvest is not the end of a gardener's existence, but only a phase of it. As any gardener knows, the vitality of a garden does not end with a harvest. It simply takes another form. Gardens do not "die" in the winter but quietly prepare for another season
James Carse • Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse
It’s a feeling of home, of “I can exhale here and be fully myself with no judgment or insecurity.” Belonging is about shared values and responsibility, and the desire to participate in making your community better. It’s about taking pride, showing up, and offering your unique gifts to others. You can’t belong if you only take.
