Comments on: Me… In the media… People… Blogging… Gardening… http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html Gardening isn't a hobby, it is an obsession Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:52:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: HeirloomGardener http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html/comment-page-1#comment-1638 HeirloomGardener Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:13:49 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html#comment-1638 Stockholm--your post made me laugh. I know how to care for my outdoor plants, but, like you, seem to have a problem keeping the indoor ones happy. Stockholm–your post made me laugh. I know how to care for my outdoor plants, but, like you, seem to have a problem keeping the indoor ones happy.

]]> By: Stockholm http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html/comment-page-1#comment-1634 Stockholm Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:27:46 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html#comment-1634 I'm 22, and I enjoy gardening ! There's nothing better for the nerves than unrooting a few weeds, watering the flower-beds and taking care of everything in the garden. Besides, afterwards, you can lie in the sun with a good book, right in the middle of a beautiful garden. And that's fantastic... But I do have a problem with keeping an indoor plant. On my desk, my third cyclamen in a year is now asking for an intensive-cave unite. I keep my fingers crossed, water it and feed it, but I don't know if it will see next spring... I’m 22, and I enjoy gardening ! There’s nothing better for the nerves than unrooting a few weeds, watering the flower-beds and taking care of everything in the garden. Besides, afterwards, you can lie in the sun with a good book, right in the middle of a beautiful garden. And that’s fantastic…
But I do have a problem with keeping an indoor plant. On my desk, my third cyclamen in a year is now asking for an intensive-cave unite. I keep my fingers crossed, water it and feed it, but I don’t know if it will see next spring…

]]> By: vegmonkey http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html/comment-page-1#comment-1631 vegmonkey Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:40:39 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html#comment-1631 Both myself and my wife are 28. Neither of us had any family of prior experience growing veg apart from grandparents years ago! I am a 'gardener' on the weekends in my back garden and a teacher in a primary school during the week. I grow because i love the idea of 'growing your own' - not just putting any old thing in the ground, but, like we have, of running a 4-year rotation, and using the ground as best is possible. I'm very involved with it, and run a blog. I've found that not many people of my age are doing a similar thing...only a couple in Gloucester, but i do know quite a few people who grow on allotments or a back garden plot when they have the time. Both myself and my wife are 28. Neither of us had any family of prior experience growing veg apart from grandparents years ago! I am a ‘gardener’ on the weekends in my back garden and a teacher in a primary school during the week. I grow because i love the idea of ‘growing your own’ – not just putting any old thing in the ground, but, like we have, of running a 4-year rotation, and using the ground as best is possible. I’m very involved with it, and run a blog. I’ve found that not many people of my age are doing a similar thing…only a couple in Gloucester, but i do know quite a few people who grow on allotments or a back garden plot when they have the time.

]]> By: HeirloomGardener http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html/comment-page-1#comment-1628 HeirloomGardener Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:32:24 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html#comment-1628 I am in the 25-35 year old range and am passionate about gardening. However, I did not pick this up from my parents. Like many of my peers who grew up in the suburbs, I had no appreciation for the natural world around me. Ironically, it was only when I moved to an urban environment--Brooklyn--when I started to garden. Perhaps it was the lack of space indoors that made me want to get my hands dirty and make our tiny little backyard someplace beautiful. I am in the 25-35 year old range and am passionate about gardening. However, I did not pick this up from my parents. Like many of my peers who grew up in the suburbs, I had no appreciation for the natural world around me. Ironically, it was only when I moved to an urban environment–Brooklyn–when I started to garden. Perhaps it was the lack of space indoors that made me want to get my hands dirty and make our tiny little backyard someplace beautiful.

]]> By: Heavy Petal http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html/comment-page-1#comment-1614 Heavy Petal Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:42:20 +0000 http://www.thisgardenisillegal.com/2007/12/me-in-the-media-people-blogging-gardening.html#comment-1614 Xris - "community through gardening" -- I love that. Many of the gardeners I meet are through my guerilla gardening and social activism networks, and a desire to create community is what we really have in common. Many of these people - young or not-so-young - wouldn't necessarily call themselves gardeners. But they're doing it anyway, and having a blast. I always say gardening is all about trial-and-error, anyway. I believe gardening is alive and well amongst my peers (the under 35 crowd, though I think it has more to do about life stage than age). The aforementioned community-building, DIY, and local food movements are key drivers in growing gardening's popularity. It may just look different than our parents' ideas of gardening. Xris – “community through gardening” — I love that. Many of the gardeners I meet are through my guerilla gardening and social activism networks, and a desire to create community is what we really have in common. Many of these people – young or not-so-young – wouldn’t necessarily call themselves gardeners. But they’re doing it anyway, and having a blast. I always say gardening is all about trial-and-error, anyway.

I believe gardening is alive and well amongst my peers (the under 35 crowd, though I think it has more to do about life stage than age). The aforementioned community-building, DIY, and local food movements are key drivers in growing gardening’s popularity. It may just look different than our parents’ ideas of gardening.

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