Re: Yardeners

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From: "Margaret Lauterbach" <melauter@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: [GWL] Most Frequent Questions

Margaret wrote: My feeling is that calling inexperienced gardeners
"yardeners" is insulting.
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I don't think the term "yardener" is insulting at all, nor was it ever meant
to be. Jeff coined it to refer to the majority of people who have yards and
need and want to take care of them  (and need the information on how to do
it), but who don't necessarily have the interest to take up gardening in a
serious or passionate way. I think it includes huge numbers of people, some
of whom may one day take up gardening.

My former neighbor is typical: she liked what she saw in my flower garden,
and so I helped her to beautify her yard. She was very pleased with the
result and takes good care of the garden. But she still can't remember any
of the plant names (that's the common names). I don't think she would ever
describe herself as a gardener, but she now tends a garden and gets pleasure
from it.

Yvonne Cunnington
www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com

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