Morgan, perennial gardener

morgan

hudson, oh

An avid and lifelong gardener, Morgan prefers to spend as much time as possible in her yard and researching for her yard, continuously designing and crafting a home setting that reflects her passion for plants and her meticulous dedication to their care. With no formal irrigation system, Morgan wakes at 4am daily to water by hand. Just a few years ago, she and her husband built from scratch numerous garden beds along a plentiful stretch of fence, cutting out beds, preparing soil, and planting shrubs and perennials to form a dynamic space. Satisfied with what’s complete, Morgan is evolving her vision to include more annual color each spring.

When/How she got her start

Morgan was exposed to gardening through her grandmother and also her father, both of whom loved roses, which is one reason Morgan has tried her hand at David Austin® English Roses. Morgan remembers her grandmother growing Strawflower for cut flower arrangements and many other perennials, flowering shrubs, fruit trees, and vegetables. Her father grew annuals and perennials and, when Morgan was little, he would have her pour a cup of water in the plants to water them. Once in her first adult home on a small property, Morgan’s father encouraged her and gave her advice for planting perennials around her porch.

why she gardens

challenges & opportunities

Morgan admits that working in the yard is her absolute favorite way to spend time. Every weekend that there is nothing else demanding her time, she can be found outside.

Even with the fencing Morgan has in place, the deer sometimes find a way in; and so Morgan focuses on repelling deer through the blended or alternating use of Plantskydd® granules and spray, Repels-All®, and garden sachet repellents.

Achieving & maintaining success

For Morgan, new gardening projects begin as big ideas in her mind, and her husband helps draw them out from her, making it a true team effort. Ever with a designer’s eye, Morgan will articulate her creative concept for a bed and her husband will help make it tangible by laying it out with rope to make the vision visual. From there, Morgan researches plants of interest (and their needs) using online videos, Google, gardening books, and social media group pages like Petitti Garden Inspirations.

Before committing plants to the ground, Morgan always takes the time to arrange the pots, think on it, and move pots around until the layout before her meets or exceeds the idea in her mind.

 

where she’s going next

Morgan is excited to create more beds to beautify her fencing. She also looks forward to doing more with annual flowers and vegetable gardening. Even as she continues to evolve the back yard of her dreams, Morgan’s thoughts frequently move to the front yard experience, which she describes as a work in progress with a lot of question marks. With a straight face to the front of the house, a shallow bed that lines it, and a narrow walkway that runs the length of it, as well, Morgan does not have the opportunity to layer plants as she likes – and so she is considering options to completely renovate the front so that she has a home for the hydrangeas and yarrow that she envisions!

Impact of the Lifestyle:

“Gardening is the biggest part of me, almost my identity. It just makes me happy…and I seem to be good at it!”

Join our new Facebook group page titled, “Petitti Garden Inspirations”. There, you’ll enjoy the opportunity to see how other Northeast Ohio gardeners and Petitti Garden Center customers are using their plants, and you can share your own gardening pictures to educate and inspire others, as well! On Facebook, simply search “Petitti Garden Inspirations” and click Join.

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