I love those days when I get on a roll in the garden. I used to make lists of what I planned to do each day. Or set out to work on a certain section or bed.  Ha!  That’s like telling God your plans.

Now I meander out and usually head for one spot with the full knowledge and acceptance that I will grab a bucket here, pick up a shovel there, do some weeding in that corner, travel down the hill to that other bed, and so on and so forth. You get the point. Now I just let my eye wander to wherever grabs its attention. I think that’s the whole point. Go where the wind blows you.

Here were a few things I tended to on a recent Spring day.

• Set up my peony waffle supports
• Installed a new bean trellis from cattle panel
• Weeding the berry brambles (that’s always necessary)
• Planted another succession of lettuce and spinach
• Relocated a few perennials to different parts of the yard

It’s so much more enjoyable this way. The lists and the planning made it feel like a chore. This way, I just do what I feel like doing and happen to notice.

Anybody else realize that when you loosened your grip on something, it got done even better?