Growing plants and especially flowers - Growing things is an art, if you ask me. It requires a lot of attention, knowledge of different plants and their needs, and time. One must know how much to water them, where to plant them--north, south, east, or west--how much sun they need, whether or not to fertilize them and how much fertilizer to put on them, how to prune or not prune them, etc. Growing plants is a lot of work!