I have a tiny garden while living in the centre of Amsterdam!
Helene Send a noteboard - 18/03/2011 09:39:28 PM
1. How much do you garden?: a) I don't, dirt is icky, b) A little, I've never gotten into it (if so why not, time, space, etc), c) Gardening's a bit of a hobby, or d) Gardening is a passion
c. It's not huge, but yes, we have the tools and from time to time we do the work. We have a number of huge pots for plants, with a couple of staying plants, and a couple that get replaced. We have a tree that needs to be trimmed from time to time. And we have flower bulbs that need putting under in the autumn.
2. What Climate Zone do you live in? (<a href="http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html">US Zone Map</a> and <a href="http://www.uk.gardenweb.com/forums/zones/hze.html">Europe Zone Map</a>, both zoomable)
Apparently in zone 8.
3. My actual gardening talent is best described as: a) My potted plants keep dying, b) So-so, or c) Green Thumb
I'd go with b here. We've only just started, really. But gardening is in my blood. I come from a long line of gardening enthusiasts.
4. My gardening style is best characterized by: a) Flowers to the front yard, veggies to the back, b) A heavy emphasis on overall appearance, c) Rows of veggies, or similar chiefly functional layout, d) Total Chaos, or e) Other (please explain)
Probably e. I've already described it above. We hardly have space for a lot of things, as we're in the middle of a city. We have a place to sit (nice for BBQ in summer, we can fit at least
. Then we have plant pots in a row, and then ground with a bush and a tree and some plants. This year is certainly a year where we'll explore further what we can do with this tiny place.4. Which plant or plants have you been most successful with?
The plum tree. It's huge, our upstairs neighbours keep on complaining that it needs to get trimmed.
5. Do you view your approach to Gardening more as an art, a science, or a routine?
None of the above. I'm no way near experienced enough to have developed enough technique for it to qualify as any of those words.
6. Do you tend to keep personal records, like local rainfall, which plants did poorly or well, yields, layout maps, etc?
No. I don't need to.
7. Your favorite time of day, or day of the week, to garden is?
Saturday or Sunday, depending on the weather. Afternoon.
8. Do you have any particular good luck charms or specific items like 'my gardening hat' or what amount to rituals that you make use of when gardening?
No. I'm not a particularly ritualistic person.
9. The amount of space you garden with is: a) a few potted plants, b) Small: A couple square yards or meters, c) Medium: About a dozen square yards or meters, maybe two dozen, d) Medium-Large: A few dozen square Yards or meters, e) Large: Around a hundred Square yards or meters, f) Very Large: A decent fraction of an acre or hectare, or g) Basically small scale farming. For scale, a 10x20 foot garden is medium, about 20 sq. yd.
I guess it's b. :-).
10. You garden primarily for: a) Yard appearance, b) Relaxation, c) Food (or final product, so speak), d) Fresh Air and Exercise, e) A challenge and sense of accomplishment, or f) some combination thereof, something else, elaborate.
a, b, d, e, so I guess that's f?
11. Is there anything particularly radical or abnormal about your garden? Anything in particular you feel stands out?
I guess it's the fact that we even have a tree?
12. What are you planning to plant this year? Anything in particular, different, new? Plans to construct a greenhouse, throw in some new drainage, start a new bed?
Yes, get new plants for the ground and new plants for the pots. Perhaps also have a hanging pot somewhere, but we'll have to see. Trimming the tree at the right time.
13. Do you tend to have a lot of infrastructure in your garden? Like raised beds, stone walls, greenhouses or cold frames, drainage ditches. If so what, and did you do it yourself or have it done by someone else?
Our garden is surrounded by walls on all sides. But there's not enough space to have a lot of things in there, otherwise.
14. How did you get into gardening? Was there a particularly person (Mom, Dad, friend, etc) who you picked it up from?
My grandmother, my mother, my aunt, my sister, they're all into gardening.
15. If you were asked by a new potential gardener to explain why you garden, or why gardening is good, what would you tell them? What advice would you give?
If people have a garden, I would expect them to take care of it. Not a lot of my peers have a garden. Anyway, in case of garden, my advice would be to get good tools, as they help a lot with the work.
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