The walkway in Brisbane was well planned.
ARE YOU A PLANNER OR A PLONKER?
I was out and about the peninsula this week to see if we gardeners are either Planners or Plonkers. Now before you think that I have started to quote Del Boy from Only Fools and horses, let me explain.
When you are buying plants for the garden, do you chose a plant to fit a space (planner) or do you buy plants and put them wherever you can find a space (plonker)?
I must confess that I am a bit of a plonker. Mainly because I have a very small garden and if I was to be a planner and stick to the recognised planning distances I would only get about three cabbage plants in the raised beds. I tend to plonk the plants down and suffer the consequences of moving them after a year (usually to someone else’s garden!)
Here are what some people on the streets say about being a planner or a plonker:
“I am both a planner and a plonker and enjoy doing and being both!! Sometimes you know exactly what plant you want and it's fun searching high and low trying to find it, I've travelled miles around the country for a particular variety regardless of whether I have space for it!” V.J Carn
“I have always been a 'plonker' but, having recently moved house and taken over a substantial barren garden, have great intentions of reversing this habit and being a planner. Deep down though I know I will revert back to plonking!” F.Y. Buncrana
“I started life as a plonker but after years of learning, some bitter experience and reading a few good design books would like to think that I am slowly maturing into a planner. I still occasionally get a bit over-excited at the local nursery and come home with more plants than I have space for, so end up doing a bit of semi-planned plonking; which I guess makes me a planker..!”J.B. Malin
“I'm too far down the line to be anything but a plonker.” C.S. Buncrana.
I was out and about the peninsula this week to see if we gardeners are either Planners or Plonkers. Now before you think that I have started to quote Del Boy from Only Fools and horses, let me explain.
When you are buying plants for the garden, do you chose a plant to fit a space (planner) or do you buy plants and put them wherever you can find a space (plonker)?
I must confess that I am a bit of a plonker. Mainly because I have a very small garden and if I was to be a planner and stick to the recognised planning distances I would only get about three cabbage plants in the raised beds. I tend to plonk the plants down and suffer the consequences of moving them after a year (usually to someone else’s garden!)
Here are what some people on the streets say about being a planner or a plonker:
“I am both a planner and a plonker and enjoy doing and being both!! Sometimes you know exactly what plant you want and it's fun searching high and low trying to find it, I've travelled miles around the country for a particular variety regardless of whether I have space for it!” V.J Carn
“I have always been a 'plonker' but, having recently moved house and taken over a substantial barren garden, have great intentions of reversing this habit and being a planner. Deep down though I know I will revert back to plonking!” F.Y. Buncrana
“I started life as a plonker but after years of learning, some bitter experience and reading a few good design books would like to think that I am slowly maturing into a planner. I still occasionally get a bit over-excited at the local nursery and come home with more plants than I have space for, so end up doing a bit of semi-planned plonking; which I guess makes me a planker..!”J.B. Malin
“I'm too far down the line to be anything but a plonker.” C.S. Buncrana.
I'm a plonker, but because I colour theme the beds it doesn't seem to matter much. I also buy so many bargains there’ s no way I could ever be a planner.... I think plonkers have much nicer loved gardens... anon.
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