day 3

day 3.  so today, of course, nothing new is happening... except for a little neighborhood drama.  i am the queen bee of the caithness condominiums' garden club.  i created it this year.  the homeowners' association couldn't afford landscaping, and a few of the owners wanted gardens, so i thought to myself, "there's a win-win situation!"  and started a garden club with the blessing of our h.o.a.  

today one of the residents asked me, "when are those seedlings going to be out of the courtyard?"  we have a renter on the garden club that raises heirloom melons and melon seedlings to sell at the park city farmer's market.  so, it's not landscaping for the property that he is doing.  it's his melon business.  honestly, when i saw him put them out there i was a little hesitant as well.  but, look at me!  i've also started a little melon business, myself!  but truly, i can relate to wanting people to get their junky shit out of our public space.  it's tough living so close together, but i guess that's what being part of a community is all about - learning how to deal with each other's shit.  

so, what are the rules?  what is the acceptable time limit for plantings to sit before they are planted in the ground?  are plants that are not intended as landscaping for our building welcome here?  and if they are, then to what extent?  i think these are all questions that need to be addressed by the garden committee and the h.o.a. board and residents.  oh, and a realtor just put up a sign in our yard... again.  not ok.

so, needless to say, i have moved my melon seedlings to a less conspicuous, more private part of the courtyard, that i feel a little more ownership of... my windowsill.  and we will be having a garden club meeting soon.  very soon.