It seems that most gardeners are fairly shy and retiring and use their gardens as an escape to pamper their introvert personalities. But, I have a theory that if given the chance most gardeners would love to show other people through their gardens.
So, now is your opportunity to come clean and set the world straight. Do you want to be left alone to fossick in your garden with a company of one? Or would you love to see the world turn up on your doorstep aghast at the effort you’ve invested into your small piece of the world?
Don’t be shy now…this won’t hurt a bit…
Last week we asked the question, “Do I consider myself to be a GREEN gardener?” and most people considered themselves to be above average but weren’t prepared to commit to being a ‘hard-core’ greenie. The results are illustrated below.
The response options were;
1. I would rather die than use pesticide (13%)
2. I compost most of my garden waste (87%)
3. I sometimes use organic fertilizers (0%)
4. I rarely think organically (0%)
5. I wouldn’t compost if you paid me (0%)
Thanks for all your responses.
I may be inclined to open the garden to the public if it was finished … so it could be a long wait.
A couple of elderly women who used to walk past our place often tried to talk me into having open days.
I’m sure I have the wrong attitude about it all. You see, when I visit an open garden, I want to see something a bit different to what I have. Consequently, I feel that I don’t have anything of interest to other people, but that’s only because it’s so familiar to me, of course it’s not for them. Also, I know there are a lot of things wrong with our garden, like design faults, etc. so I wouldn’t like other people to copy those things.