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Re: southern gardening

25 years ago, "garden" meant vegetables. Everything else was "yard"

In my part of the south, "landscape" to too many is a boring blend of foundation shrubs and Bermudagrass Lawn. People with "landscapes" may have flower gardens, sometimes herbs, rarely vegetables. 

The trend now is towards outdoor living and outdoor rooms, of course. While people might have a landscape designer, I don't think there's a consensus on the term. I think "landscape" will win out. 

"Landscape" has remained the term for cohesive plantings and hardscape among many gardeners, but see pp 2 for how the suburbanites regard it. 

Has this confused your confusion?  ;-)

Daryl


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: jo ellen meyers sharp <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net>
> What do southerners call their gardens? Does garden mean veggies or 
> flowers or both? Do landscape and flower garden mean the same thing?
> 
> Does 'southern' imply vegetable gardening in the south? Other 
> comments? Thoughts?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> jems
> 
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