Yesterday I was in the garden, sweet daughter was smelling the remaining flowers and building little houses for the worms. Baby Son was wondering around throwing dirt and looking for bugs to stomp and otherwise squish. Whether adult gardeners have differences based on gender I do not know As a mother of 5 I have observed that children absolutely do!

I am not sure men and women garden differently based on gender. At first glance I would say yes because men and women seem to do everything differently! But then, when you really think about it we really don't always do things differently-we just look at things differently. So I think we (women) garden using pretty much the same techniques as you men, yet view our gardens differently. Does that make sense? :)

I think we do. I've worked at a few garden centers and most of the time I knew what was going to be asked or picked.

Just my opinion and what has happened to me:
Men will talk about the mechanics of a plant. Like maintenance, species, dividing, fertilizer, longevity. They want to know if they are getting their money's worth. They also will talk you to death. They will follow you to all the phamplets and books on the subject. They are more likely to buy only one plant at a time.

Women buy more on impulse. They want to know what goes together and please give them what nobody else will have. Give them maintenance free. Give them something that blooms all summer. They buy less trees and shrubs. They are also more likely to buy a buzzing bee plant poke or garden saying.

I think that there may be some difference, but it is more a reflection of how society values different qualities in men and different qualities in women rather than an intrinsic difference between genders. From the moment they are born most girls are encouraged to be soft and pretty and nurturing and boys are taught the importance of being brave and clever and analytical, so this might be translating into gardening styles.

My mother and father have always gardened a lot and together and my brother and I garden now too and while we each have our own individual preferences, I haven't noticed a gender split and I think that is because it has always been treated as a neutral activity.

(I'm not saying that men and women are 100% the same, but gender roles are incredibly pervasive and so I am very skeptical of sweeping "girls are this way; boys are this way" statements. There is more variety between individuals than there is between men and women as a whole.)

Yes I do think there is a difference between man and women and what they grow. I have a post on my blog "Is it a male thinkg to grow Chilis"? I am a director of a seed company and I do se that there are much more men bying chiliseed than women.

Just a small example in the discussion but I think the topis is really interesting. //Anna

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