A solitary pastime?
I was working on an upcoming project this morning, scanning pages of photo possibilities. I'd typed the word "gardeners" into the search engine and was routinely scanning the results in order to find those that I thought would best illustrate some text. After looking through several pages of pictures, I realized that even though I'd typed in the plural, all the photos that had popped up were of individuals engaged in some form of gardening.That's when it dawned on me. I don't think that I've ever actually seen two people gardening together. Have you?
I know for me, solitude is one of the allures of the garden. But I never really stopped to consider if other gardeners felt the same way. At least not until now.
I know for a fact that gardeners can be a sociable lot. A quick web search for garden clubs can verify that. But what about when we actually garden?
If you, or someone you know, gardens with another person, I'd love to hear about it and how, or if, it changes the whole dynamic of the process.
posted by O&E Editor @ 12:28 PM
2 Comments:
~raising hand high~
Me! Me!
Oops, I mean 'us'.
:)
My husband and I garden together all the time. I dunno, does that really count? Honestly, I couldn't do most of it without him.
It usually turns into our alone time away from the kids and the ringing phone. We have some very in-depth conversations while we garden.
On the other hand, I do (very much) enjoy gardening alone sometimes.
Strange - I view parts of the yard and gardens as 'mine' and parts as 'ours', but nothing except the lawn as 'his'. Interesting.
My wife and I frequently garden together. It helps us spend time together on something satisfying to us both.
I am thinking we are more of the exception than the rule.
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