Re: Yard vs Garden

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

One of my favorite garden stories:

When I was leading a garden tour in England, I spent some time 
talking to the bus driver, who was from Wales. I asked him if he had 
a garden. He said yes. I asked him what he had in his garden. 
"Lawwwn."

jems

>I've been interested in this thread. I too was once chastised by an 
>Englishman for referring to my yard. A yard is a pen for animals, I 
>was told. But in my American way of looking at things, I decided that 
>in this country, everybody has a yard, the grassy space surrounding 
>the house, and some people choose to turn part of it into a garden,
>which can be flowers or vegetable or both. In other words, a
>deliberately cultivated area.
>Carolyn Ulrich
>On Jun 21, 2008, at 7:58 AM, loisdan@juno.com wrote:
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