One benefit to living in the country is that we have a lot of space for gardens at the house. At times this can be a blessing and a curse – as looking at large empty garden beds is full of promise and possibilities but also a little stressful because there are so many choices. Luckily our gardens were fairly mature when we moved here 15 years ago and I’ve been slowly working away at adding plants I like and removing ones that don’t work where they are or need more space.