Re: Re: Who's the Audience (let's be honest)

**"* P* L* <t*@spamfodder.com>**

> > Let's be honest: if you could afford a staff to do most of the 
> > gardening, and so could have the garden of your dreams and limit 
> > your 
> > labor to the tasks that appealed to you, wouldn't you be happy?
> 
> An interesting question. And I think -- this might surprise you -- the
> answer is no. I enjoy the act of gardening, and certainly the results are
> part of it, the gravy you might say, but it is the process that is most
> important to me.

Same here.  Cooking a gourmet meal?  I'd rather do it myself as well.
The only thing mentioned that I'd rather someone else do is my housework
(especially the dishes!).  And the reason is because it's work.

A lot of people perceive gardening as work.  To me, it isn't really.  It's
a way to get outside and enjoy the weather and sun, get some exercise, 
and get my creative juices flowing as I come up with schemes for new 
planting beds.  And of course, to watch my 'children' grow.

The key, I think, is not to pitch gardening as work.

Chris

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