Is Gardening Only For Girls?
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
October 21, 2017 11:11pm CST
I was cleaning our garden, replanting some of the ornamental plants and weeding off the potted plants when someone told me: "Are you a gay, gardening is only for lady's." She said.
Of course I'm not a gay. I have my lovely wife and five children plus one. How can I be a gay? Just because I love gardening does that mean I'm gay. And as far as I know, only few gay friends I have love gardening.
So now I was really thinking if gardening is only a girls thing. That if you are a man you shouldn't do watering the garden plants, blooming the flowers, replanting the ornamental and placing them in the proper position.
But I know lots of men love gardening.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
When, I think I can take pride of that, I'm better gardener than my wife, he he.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
And I love gardening, its just these few people in our village have no interest in gardening and they told me its not a man's job. I just ignore them and continue my gardening.
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@youless (112142)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Oct 17
No, of course gardening is not only for girls. What can have such a shallow thought? Gardening is a kind of interest and hobby and everybody can have it. It is nothing for girls only. Actually there are some very professional gardeners and they are males.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
Yeah, I observed that too, but you know these guys in the rural village where men are doing the farming and the ladies are in the house, they never change.
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
22 Oct 17
Of course not! I know men who enjoy gardening!
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
24 Oct 17
@ilocosboy Yes do what you enjoy! Don't let anyone say it's for a girl or females only.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
I'm one of them and I really love doing it because its therapeutic and anti-stress.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Oct 17
No its not just for girls, my dad had the most beautiful lawn and flower garden, and a vegetable garden. I know so many men that garden I cannot count them.
That was just something stupid some silly girl said.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
I don't know if its belief or tradition that they said its not for us. But that just change now, gardening is also for us, men, who wanted to have a beautiful lawn and garden.
@craftsmart (265)
• United States
22 Oct 17
I don't think it is just for women. Whoever said that is totally rude and thinks in strict gender rules that I think are outdated. Gardening can be related to farming, and there are tons of guys who are farmers.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
Sometimes old fashioned guys in our village are like that, don't know what gardening can give to them.
@craftsmart (265)
• United States
22 Oct 17
@ilocosboy That's too bad. There are so many benefits to gardening.
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
23 Oct 17
@ilocosboy Well like you said things change and they need to too.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
its the belief of rural people, long time ago men are working for farm fields and women are in the house. Some people never learn and change.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Oct 17
I don't think so. It is an activity that can be enjoyed by both sexes.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Oct 17
@ilocosboy to say that gardening is solely a task reserved for a particular gender is a date belief.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
23 Oct 17
Yeah, i really believe its for all of us.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
24 Oct 17
Yeah I believe this tradition is long time ago
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
23 Oct 17
Yeah i think this the best I would give when I hear that comment again.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
if she's female and she said that to you, i guess it means there are things she also refuses to do or refuses to learn because she believes they're just for men. oh, well.
but don't mind her. the only time it's her problem is if you're gardening on her property or if your plants or pets are destroying or making a mess on her property or shared/public property like your street.
or maybe she's envious because you're able to grow beautiful brilliant flowers like that one! what is it called?
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
thanks, that flower belong to tuber plant that usually blooms during the month of may to June, I just forget the name of this. Actually, I took the photo two years ago. I should have attached the cactus which I arranged awhile ago but I'm doing mylotting to laptop now.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
22 Oct 17
@ilocosboy , yes, they can walk around stressed, you just keep enjoying your relaxing gardening. :)
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
that's the point why I just did my gardening again today, its a therapeutic and anti-stress. Too bad for these old school neighbors.
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@joanwanjala (522)
• Mombasa, Kenya
22 Oct 17
What about ladies who don't like gardening?
That's a wrong perception
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
Yeah, there are women who really don't like gardening, of course we can't say they are lesbian just because they don't care gardening.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
Actually I just arrange my garden today, he he.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
22 Oct 17
that really give me good reason to continue my gardening, in fact my whole day was done with gardening again, he he.
