Getting to Know You...
Hi All!
I thought it would be fun to learn a little more about one another, but with a twist. Not the regular questions about family, pets, occupations, etc., but more about one another's gardening style/habits/behavior, etc.
Anyone brave enough to do this? Just copy and paste below and add it to a reply.
We'll start easy...
1. When did you start gardening?
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started?
3. How would you describe your gardening style?
4. How much time do you spend in your garden?
5. My biggest gardening failure was:
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!)
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is:
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens:
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks:
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like:
11. When it comes to weeds I:
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is:
13. I can't stand it when:
14. I absolutely love it when:
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is:
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to:
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it:
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is:
20. Something about me that might surprise you is:
I thought it would be fun to learn a little more about one another, but with a twist. Not the regular questions about family, pets, occupations, etc., but more about one another's gardening style/habits/behavior, etc.
Anyone brave enough to do this? Just copy and paste below and add it to a reply.
We'll start easy...
1. When did you start gardening?
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started?
3. How would you describe your gardening style?
4. How much time do you spend in your garden?
5. My biggest gardening failure was:
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!)
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is:
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens:
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks:
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like:
11. When it comes to weeds I:
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is:
13. I can't stand it when:
14. I absolutely love it when:
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is:
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to:
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it:
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is:
20. Something about me that might surprise you is:
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Permalink Reply by Tracey Yasi z6PA on -
1. When did you start gardening? Not seriously until we built our house 8 years ago.
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? My grandmother, mother, aunt, and when I was in college I started watching Martha Stewart and loved her Turkey Hill property in Ct.
3. How would you describe your gardening style? In the front yard - more formal; in the backyard cottagey - colorful and vibrant with lots going on
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? As much as I can which means all day in the spring, and because I'm home full time in the summer I am floating around out there at all times.
5. My biggest gardening failure was: Early on in my marriage at our first house, the kids were little and I didn't have a lot of time. I thought you could just stick flowers in the ground without preparing a bed. It was a mess.
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) Transforming this lot from an empty field to my bit of heaven. Everything in the ground here my husband and I did ourselves including over 100 trees and shrubs. Also the little pond we built last year - love my pond.
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Sedum. I love all sedums - you just can't go wrong with them.
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: Ivy
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: I go a little overboard, but they like the end result.
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: A sweaty mess, but because I'm vain I'd still be wearing makeup and jewelry
11. When it comes to weeds I: I look for every shortcut and tool there is, but in the end find a strange satisfaction with sitting and pulling by hand.
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: Have they never heard of hedge trimmers or clippers? You can barely get to the front door at the house across the street because none of their shrubs have ever been cut back and shaped up. Another thing is when people don't plant any trees because they don't want to "bother with the leaves". My heavens, do they know it'll be quite a few years off before they have to worry about raking leaves?
13. I can't stand it when: I have to fix the mistakes I've made or something doesn't work in the garden because I was too hasty.
14. I absolutely love it when: I discover a new plant and it actually thrives and does well for me.
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: My adirondack chair beside my pond. Love watching the fish swimming around having a good time.
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...watch the birds. Sometimes it's better than t.v.
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: Read, knit, bake, shop, listen to great music, watch good movies and spend time with my family.
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: A lovely victorian gazebo.
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: Eclectic, whimisical, but thrifty.
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I'm basically an introvert and happy with solitary activities despite the public persona I have (I'm one of those people involved in a lot of activities because I don't know how to say no)
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Permalink Reply by Ken Ferguson z7B NC on -
1. When did you start gardening? 20 April 1953, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? Father & Mother - My Dad was a USDA Forester from the left coast; my Mom grew up in Shreveport, LA., on a farm, and come spring… she just had to plant!
3. How would you describe your gardening style? Free form… sort of.
When I purchased our farm in NC [5 acres of fallow land, 6 foot high weeds, 1 tree, and terrain that only varies 18” between any two points on the lot], I asked my Dad what trees should I plant to return the lot to its native state. He replied, “Anything that will grow.” Man, he said, has introduced so many trees and plants that over the centuries that have “naturalized,” its hard define “native.” You can define it that native for 1700 would be these species… but that is not the same as 1900. Look at Kudzu.
So, I have transplanted an azalea from a mountain top in Roanoke, VA., from an elevation of 3980 ft above sea level, to the 28 ft that I live. It took 4 years to bloom, but it is a beauty. I have trees from friends in a half dozen states… different temp zones, different altitude, different rainfall. If they grow, it’s great. If not, no humans or animals were hurt in the taping of the program.
I go for big aesthetics. With 5 acres to fill, 3 day lilies in a group won’t cut it. It has taken a bunch of years to build groups of plants in the dozens of the same kind. This is why gathering and growing from seed is so important to me. I don’t make enough money to drop hundreds of dollars on plants each year.
Too many words on this answer.
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? When it looks good, too much. When it looks like crap, not enough.
5. My biggest gardening failure was: A kitchen garden. I planted in raised beds with good soil, 4, 4 foot by 4 foot, garden squares. Early growth was great. Then came the cabbage worms, tomato horn worms, Japanese beetles, and a neighbor’s rooster that totaled our entire effort two seasons back to back. We don’t believe in using chemicals on food that we are going to eat, so we surrendered the garden to the bugs.
Haven’t had one since. Ironically, when we lived in suburban VA Beach, we had so much produce out of the garden, that after we canned everything we were going use in the coming season, we still had to give it away!
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) Reforesting my property to a state that looks “natural,” but the fact is that every tree that someone sees, was planted by me. There is a elder widow lady that lives in front of us. She has a mercury vapor light on a telephone pole in her back yard that shown directly into our bedroom window, on MY side of the bed.
I didn’t want to plant a wall of fast growing Southern Yellow Pine on the boundary of our properties across the adjoining back yards.
Rather, I went up on the second floor of my house with a walkie talkie, and gave a walkie talkie to my 5 year-old son, and a handful of surveyor flags, to place them at a right angle to the widow’s property. I ran up and down stairs to make sure that where the flags were placed, trees would grow and block her light, without looking like I built an unfriendly wall to shut her out.
In 6 years, I could go to sleep without a blinding “city” light, shining in my eyes.
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Any Day Lily
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: Annuals
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: I’m crazy. They love my flowers, but, don’t want to help maintain anything. But they still love the flowers, and oh by the way, can I have a cutting/start of your [fill in the blank].
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: A gray haired hippie [with short hair] in cutoffs, tank-top, and Crocs. Sorry about the last. It would have been Earth Shoes, or old Nikes in an earlier time, but my signature shoe for home and WORK are now Crocs.
11. When it comes to weeds I: I work to super mulch my beds to the point that weeds won’t grow. One year, I OD’d a day lily bed with pine needles raked up from the woods, to the point that other lilies were coming up, but this one bed was fallow. Lifting some of the cover, the lily leaves had come up, but couldn’t punch through the needles. They were yellow and nasty. Blooms that year were bad, but NO WEEDS.
So, I work to eliminate the possibility for weeds to start. Those beds that I done well, I don’t have to touch. It’s just getting the new ones trained.
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: Cookie cutter landscape. This plant goes here. That plant goes there. Offer to give them something new and they say, no thank you, we like this just the way it is.
13. I can't stand it when: My garden tractor craps out.
14. I absolutely love it when: My garden tractor runs.
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: Under a corkscrew pussy willow, at the foot of the front steps of the house.
16 I also love to relax in the garden and... This question is rhetorical isn’t it? Drink a cold one…? Read…? When is work in the garden ever done?
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: Wish I was out in the garden. Otherwise, be with my son, daughter-in-law, and grandbaby, my daughter and her friends, and all of our extended family.
Camping, hiking, spelunking, skiing, in no particular order.
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: A BobCat front end loader, with a full compliment of accessories
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: Eclectic
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I was Johnny Appleseed in a former life. Just ask Shirley MacLaine.
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Denise Rogers on
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1. When did you start gardening?At ten when my parents started me mowing the lawn
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started?I think I was drawn in by my grandmother's window garden in her laundry room.
3. How would you describe your gardening style? trying for English garden but it looks willy nilly to me
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? as much as possible, but I have two grandchildren living with me and they sometimes drag me away
5. My biggest gardening failure was: trying to grow roses--don't know what I am doing but I have only had three out of dozens live
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) taking my small front yard and turning it into a garden--the whole thing. I am so different in my cookies cutter neighborhood!
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is:creeping thyme
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: garden gnomes
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: they are proud of what I have done
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: muddy feet, in short shorts (not a pretty sight!), tank top, and muddy hands
11. When it comes to weeds I: pull by hand--it relaxes me
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: that they do nothing with their yards and are happy with weeds!
13. I can't stand it when: the neighborhood kids jump my fence or throw balls into my yard!
14. I absolutely love it when: people stop to comment on my flowers. My favorite comment, by two elderly ladies, who walk by often is, "We just can't wait to see what you will do next!"
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: on my rolling work stool I bought at Home Depot--this gives me a flower high view of the world
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...watch everything grow
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to:do scrapbooking, read, quilt, paint-by-number
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: a pond.
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: old, eclectic
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I work 60 hours a week at a job before I get to garden!
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Permalink Reply by JANE BELL Z4/5 IA on -
Hi All!
I thought it would be fun to learn a little more about one another, but with a twist. Not the regular questions about family, pets, occupations, etc., but more about one another's gardening style/habits/behavior, etc.
Anyone brave enough to do this? Just copy and paste below and add it to a reply.
We'll start easy...
1. When did you start gardening?When I was 10 yrs. old!!!
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started?My Mom
3. How would you describe your gardening style? I see something I like I imitate it!!!! Am still learning!!
4. How much time do you spend in your garden?As much time as possible, hubby says tooo much!! lol
5. My biggest gardening failure was: The yr. I got sick...I tried just couldn't keep up!! ;((
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) Still waithing for it!!!
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is:Lilys
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens:Lambs ear
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks:Majority love it but there is always a few that thinks I am nuts!!!
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like:Just undescribable!!! lol
11. When it comes to weeds I:treat em as enemies!! lol
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: What landscaping??? Have only 1 that has a nice yard w/flowers etc. 2 have a couple trees others have no trees or flowers or deco just grass!!
13. I can't stand it when:Someone messes w/my flowers and don't know what they are doing!!
14. I absolutely love it when: I recieve a plant instead of cut flowers!!
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is:by my pond and listen to the water sounds!
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...watch the wildlife and the trees sway!!
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to:Cook, bake, b s w/my 1 neighbor that has a garden... be on the puter either looking things up or pm'ing my friends and my daughters, checking out things on here and facebook!!!
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: A patio/outdoor kitchen setup!! So I could be outside longer!!
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is:Definitely weird by most peoples standards!
20. Something about me that might surprise you is:Nothing about me that would surprise anyone I am what I am!!
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Permalink Reply by Connie Kupke Z8 TX on -
1. When did you start gardening? 1998
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? Friend Terry
3. How would you describe your gardening style? Experimental
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? 1-2 hours a day
5. My biggest gardening failure was: When I forgot the soaker hose was on for three days - killed the tomatoes!
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) Butterfly herb garden, peppers, and cantaloupes
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Basil
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: Squash vine borers
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: The more gardens, the better!
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: A dirty kid playing in the mud
11. When it comes to weeds I: Hate them
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: A willow tree with a park bench and fountain under it (good crazy)
13. I can't stand it when: Bugs and critters ruin my veggies
14. I absolutely love it when: Things grow the way I imagined they would
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: Um, I have yet to create a sitting area. So now it's on the patio
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...watch the dogs and the birds
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: surf the net
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....I don't have that problem!
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: covered patio and greenhouse
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: humerous
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I went back to college at 53
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Permalink Reply by Barbara Fletcher Z-8 on -
1. When did you start gardening? I started gardening after my first marriage.... I think it was 100 years ago that's to far back to remember
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? My dear Mother ....she cast a spell on all of us
3. How would you describe your gardening style? Style??? what Style??
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? lots in the spring and summer unless it's raining
5. My biggest gardening failure was: A palm tree my friend in AZ gave us...We brought it home to Forks WA with 120 inches of rain a year and it drowned..what were we thinking?????
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) I moved a Lacy Leaf Maple in July when we move in this house and thought I'd killed it however it did live and looks great
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: A mollis Azalea
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens:every weed I see
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: I have enough hahaha that's what they think
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: Phyllis Diller
11. When it comes to weeds I:am Out to KILL
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: What landscaping????
13. I can't stand it when: Moles tunnel through my flowers
14. I absolutely love it when: spring get here and I can get outside again and play in the dirt...must be we never grow up
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is:I usually don't set
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...watch the flowers grow
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to:visit this site, cook,watch the river, clean my lovely home
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: A full time gardener to help as I've got to many flower beds
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: frogs I love those big frogs
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I can screw up just about anything but usually can get it straightened out again
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Permalink Reply by Maggie DeMoss/Zone 6 Pacific NW on -
1. When did you start gardening? Officially...1986 my husbands and my first year owning a home; unofficially, I don't remember a time that I was not made to be in my grandfather's garden, weeding.
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? My beloved grandfather.
3. How would you describe your gardening style? Free-style; whatever looks good and works. I'm not afraid or intimidated by plants, I don't get stuck on the color wheel system of planting and there are no rules to gardening just educate yourself on the needs/growing habits of the plants.
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? A lot more than I thought when I joined this site; easily 15-20 hours/week.
5. My biggest gardening failure was: Hmm...I guess I don't consider anything as a failure but instead a learning experience. I will also not give up and try again.
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) I love to pat myself on the back because I, for 10 years, had blooming from January through October...maybe even November depending on the year. We are in a "new to us" home since last September and are gutting the 1/2 acres we now have. My intentions are to once again, have continual bloom for 10 months.
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Lilies...Asiatic, Oriental, Day and Tiger Lily.
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: English Ivy...a noxious weed.
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: They love it!
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look: Dirty & sweaty, yet as Tracey, with makeup and wearing earrings.
11. When it comes to weeds I: Pull weeds and if necessary use Round-Up.
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: Not weeding, mowing, trimming. They don't have to enjoy gardening, as I do, but it would be nice if they'd just keep their yards neat.
13. I can't stand it when: My dogs poop where they shouldn't!
14. I absolutely love it when: I can sit and relax having gotten to the point of just maintaining.
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: I don't have a favorite spot yet.
16 I also love to relax in the garden and... Have quiet time.
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: Shop, fellowship with friends, watch a movie...whatever.
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: Someone else to come in and build me a pond and or greenhouse made from old doors and windows.
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: If it's copper or rusty metal, it works.
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I'm bold and not shy about walking right up to a strangers door to ask them for a piece of their plant. It has to be unusual and not something that I could easily purchase at a nursery. I did this with the Matilija Poppy (Fried Egg Plant) the first time I saw it. I was at my sons baseball game and in a garden across the street from the field was this amazing plant. I walked over to look at it and the owner was very obliging, telling me to come back in October for a piece of the plant, which I did.
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Permalink Reply by Janice Dugan z5/6 PA on -
1. When did you start gardening?
Kindergarten - We planted beans and zinnas
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started?
My grandmother - she planted her garden until she was in her 90's
3. How would you describe your gardening style?
Free and Easy Try to get free or inexpensive plants and "easy" well not really. Maybe more like flowy. One flows into the next.
4. How much time do you spend in your garden?
Lately when I am able to do it.
5. My biggest gardening failure was:
Planting roses for my husband...I just can't seem to grow them.
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!)
Teaching my childern and grandchildern the importance of a garden and sharing it with others
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is:
Butterfly bush and/or tall phloxfor the smell and butterflies
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens:
BAD BUGS
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks:
I HAVE ENOUGH...they always say "where are you going to plant that"?
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like:
Dirt under my nails, sweat on the neck of the T-shirt where I just wiped off my face, mud on my knees, and dirt stains on my butt. Oh and the shoes...old, muddy, falling apart, etc.
11. When it comes to weeds I:
Sit and pull in the spring, mulch all summer, and I will admit I have to spray in the cracks or the driveway or I would have trees and weeds everywhere.
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is:
The 50 year old lilacs that are covered with green mold and they refuse to take care of them.
13. I can't stand it when:
I am not able to do something and have to "beg" for help.
14. I absolutely love it when:
It we have a slow, soft, long rain. One that makes everything happy.
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is:
Beside my pond...just wish it was shady there all day long.
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...
Watch the bird, dogs, ok all the wild life...even the skunk.
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to:
Scrapbook, sew, and read blogs right here.
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it:
A partially covered porch right outside bedroom additions french doors. (Bedroom needs done also.)
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is:
Rabbits, Turtles, and Butterflies. I would love to have an old farm cart in my front yard full of annuals
20. Something about me that might surprise you is:
I always wanted to become a Vet. or own a Horse Farm.
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Permalink Reply by Maris Listello z5-IL on -
1. When did you start gardening? My goodness, 45 years ago! I started when I was two LOL
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? My Mom and Grandmother
3. How would you describe your gardening style? Informal, cottage garden style
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? As much time as possible
5. My biggest gardening failure was: Whatever it was, I've forgotten and I'm sure there was more than one over the years. However, for every failure there were more successes which make you forget the failures.
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) Making nearly the entire front and back yards full of flowers that attract all sorts of wildlife.
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Purple coneflower
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: chemicals
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: I've lost my mind which maybe isn't so far from the truth:)
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: a sweaty, dirty, unkempt crazy lady, very unlike the career person I am during the work week.
11. When it comes to weeds I: grumble, mumble and pull them out.
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: There is only one that drives me crazy because the owner passed away after having her house torn down and now it is an empty weed field. But the birds and butterflies love it.
13. I can't stand it when: Someone thinks they have all the answers about every subject. One can never know everything and if you think you do, it prevents you from learning more.
14. I absolutely love it when: Friday afternoon rolls around and I have the whole weekend to work in the garden. I love it even more when I take two months worth of Fridays as vacation days and have a long weekend to garden.
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: Actually not in the garden, but on my deck so I can watch the birds and butterflies.
16 I also love to relax in the garden and...dream about what I would like to do next in the garden or what area I could turn into a flower bed next (although I'm quickly running out of room).
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: read my gardening books, magazines and visit this website.
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: My neighbors empty lot
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: simple
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I was the neighborhood tomboy when I was younger.
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Permalink Reply by Gardeners-Index on -
just want to make sure all is well out there.............
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Permalink Reply by Sue VanDee on -
1. When did you start gardening? 1990's
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? tiger lilies & lilacs
3. How would you describe your gardening style? wild & funky
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? 2 to 3 hours a week
5. My biggest gardening failure was:plants that need sun
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) cone flowers just let them go and soon it's no mow
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Lilies
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: nothing let people grow what they want there are to many rules in the world now
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: it's silly doesn't like to mow around everything TOO BAD
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: a dirt magenet
11. When it comes to weeds I: I plant thing closer or mulch to keep them out
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: if u have no trees
13. I can't stand it when: people build new homes but don't replant trees
14. I absolutely love it when: new flowers bloom
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is on top of my wall
16 I also love to relax in the garden and... talk to God
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: quilt watch college football
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: pergola
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: FUNKY
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: not sure angthing about surprises anyone any more
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1. When did you start gardening? 2000
2. Who is/was your mentor or influence that got you started? My sister Deanne, her gardens are amazing.
3. How would you describe your gardening style? I blend the perennials and mixed borders into the natural surroundings. I live in NH so the backdrop for many of my gardens are native birches and white pines. I tend to focus more on color, texture and light than on individual plants. The gardens are a canvas, the flowers are my palette, the landscape is the sculpture that connects everything. Also, when I design a garden, I look at what I want to see from inside the house -- including night lighting. I see beautiful trees, shrubs, and endless color when I look out the windows and every season has a feature.
4. How much time do you spend in your garden? I work full time -- from home --- so spend as much time as I can during breaks and on weekends. Probably 20 hours a week total -- it's become too much to manage alone!
5. My biggest gardening failure was: this year I started digging out an area about 20x10 ft -- wanted to make a new bed with some stone steps leading down to a garden I made last year -- can't get anyone to help finish (contractors are too busy in the summer for small jobs) and it's too much for me.
6. My biggest gardening success is (go ahead and brag!) 2000 gallon koi pond – I love the sound of the water.
7. The tried and true plant that everyone must have is: Amsonia hubrichtii – I love the foliage and in the fall it turns a gorgeous shade of butterscotch yellow.
8. If I was in charge, I would ban this from all gardens: Violets
9. When it comes to the garden, my husband/wife/other family member thinks: People think my gardens are gorgeous but they think I’m a little nuts because there are so many of them.
10. If you found me in my garden I'd probably look like: An employee at your favorite nursery except I often run around barefoot when I’m deadheading and I’ve been known to go out there in pajamas
11. When it comes to weeds I: attack, kill, and when all else fails cover them with more plants! Hostas work great.
12. The one thing (or two or whatever) that makes me crazy about the neighbor's landscaping is: The people behind me cut down all their trees!!! I’ve had to build living walls and plant strategically placed trees to hide the neighbors. To make it worse, they built a tree house last year that hovers just above my new living wall.
13. I can't stand it when: I almost step on a snake – of course if I wore shoes more often this wouldn’t be a problem!
14. I absolutely love it when: Memorial day weekend, every year, I have pink lady slippers blooming in my woods.
15. My favorite place to sit in the garden is: The pond watching the frogs. I used to watch the fish but a great blue heron has been visiting me for 3 yrs now – I have fish but I never see them.
16 I also love to relax in the garden and... daydream
17. When I'm not out in the garden, I like to: Take photos (but a lot of that is in the garden too)
Almost done...but being slightly obsessive/compulsive, I can't end at 17 - we gotta go to 20....
18. Something I'd love to have if I could afford it: A full time gardener to help with the deadheading and weeding.
19. When it comes to garden decorations, embellishments and doo dads, my taste is: Subdued
20. Something about me that might surprise you is: I’m a widow - 6 1/2 years.
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