Coppice
SE-OH USAian
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My parents never really gardened, but both sets of grandparents did. So mostly there was always a garden around.
As a young married it was a way to feed the kinder.
Post children it was a way to get out and do something.
Something fun, something alive. Something to entertain others.
For food tastey enough to want to eat...
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sugar
UK
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:44 am Post subject: |
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From leaving home I always had a shared yard so never really had an interest. Then in 2004 I had a lovely 80ft long garden that was crying out to be made over and I had different rooms to the garden, heights etc, had railway sleeper beds, a herb garden and had a stone sink water feature... have since seen it on google earth and the lot has gone and is just plain grass 
The hosue I'm in now the garden is really small and it was just paving stones when we moved in. It's a sun spot and again was crying out to be made over and I had at this point already got the gardening bug.
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halfway
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| Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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I enjoy learning new skills that could possibly used in an unexpected lifestyle change situation. I also enjoy being alone with my thoughts as I help set conditions for a growing organism.
Beyond that comes the engineering and "what if" process of creating greater efficiency and maximizing growing conditions. Getting the most high quality produce onto the dinner plate and into canning for longer term enjoyment.
SO simple yet so good for the soul!! 
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J@ck
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:02 am Post subject: |
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For 45 years the feet on water, I had wanted one day to have the feet on the ground 
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DirtyDigits
Winchester, TN Zone6
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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My mama and tia had flowers when I was little, but I never developed the interest in them.. I was much more interested in the pillbugs, spiders, worms and the occasion snake, climbing the mimosa and reading under my wisteria "tent".
My Love was home one weekend about 2 years ago and asked, What do you think about trying to grow a few veggies? Those who have read my introduction on the welcome blog KNOW he asked this with a grin on his face and full knowledge of the potential loss of cash from our bank account, not to mention the fire hazard from the funeral pyre for the dead plant bodies!
All that said to FINALLY get to the point. With my love being a truckdriver and rarely home, we nuture mutual interests and start a new one every few years. So I OF COURSE adoringly (please don't ask his viewpoint on this)agreed. We added more this year and will likely add more next year. I send him pics every day at times and he's finally found something I don't whine about when we windowshop 
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koszta kid
Iowa
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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I started up with granmother mostly veggies. But neighbor had nicest flower beds. Thought when I get my own house I also would have.then to lot of flower swaps. I have to cut back getting older. And plants I din't read about couple fast growers have taked over. :Lol:
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waretrop
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| Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:01 pm Post subject: Why did you start gardening? |
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I have always had an interest in tropical plants, I guess since, I was 18. Now at 61 I am just learning about native, or cold weather, plants. I have put plants where they should never been plants. Tall ones in front of short ones, shade lovers in the full sun. My hubby put a pussy willow in a little spot along a fence and now its over 8 feet tall and overtaking that fence. All will be moved when it's time. It has been fun, and allot of extra work, on this journey of "outdoor" plants.
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FountainMan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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When I was little I lived in Washington State. Gardening was the general rithem up there. My parents were involved in gardening. My grandparents had their whole backyard landscaped.
When I was little they had strawberries growing. I always loved picking the strawberries for pies ice creme just about anything. At a park in my childhood neighborhood had a community garden.
Through the years we moved to Texas. Growing up in Texas had a whole new perspective on gardening in a hotter rougher climate. I got more and more involved in growing, watching success happen before my eyes, having something to be proud of.
I like water, so water gardening and ponds always make me happier. A garden is nice, but it's even nicer with water, water lilies, fountains, waterfalls, streams. Always the icing on the cake.
Especially on a hot Texas summer, nothing like moving water in the garden.
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rockhound
Tennessee
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:31 am Post subject: |
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As a child I remember my maternal grandmother's strawberry patch was always huge. She didn't freeze but canned them and trust me, after eating brown, mushy berries all winter, you're ready for fresh strawberries! She would send us out to pick blackberries and poke. I would love to be able to do all that today but old age has caught up wit me, lol. I have a few containers around the back door and look forward to that first ripe tomato.
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luvdirtyhands1
Clifton N.J.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Mama gardened; Aunt Zora gardened, even Daddy gardened, so I guess it was just the most natural thing to do. I had my own veggie garden when I was 12 or 13 & have had both flower & veggie gardens, ever since. It's nice to see this love passed on, too. My older son is a very accomplished & perfectionist gardener & my daughter ( who lives in downtown Los Angeles) has her very pretty garden in pots on each of the 20 or so steps leading down to the street.
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