We saw gardens! / myLot

@TheHorse (205792)

Walnut Creek, California

May 31, 2020 1:33pm CST

Yesterday, my friend and I took a bike path walk that took us between suburban back yards. We saw a few cool things, lovely flowers, bougainvillea hanging off of wooden fences, and thunder clouds looming in the distance. But one of the nicest things we saw was lots of small gardens behind houses and apartment communities. People are growing their own sunflowers, corn, green beans, lettuce, and other goodies. We saw one older fella out there tending to one of the plots, and waved at him. Upon our return, we bought a bottle of wine and yapped for an hour before she had to return to real life. Another cool thing is that our timing was perfect. A thunder storm, complete with a 10-minute deluge, started within five minutes of our return from the hike. Do you see community gardens where you live? They are one of the things in life that make me smile.

15 people like this

14 responses

CarolDM

@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

31 May 20

Your day keeps getting better and better. Beautiful colors. I do see lots of garden here.

3 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 20

Do they make you smile?

2 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 20

@CarolDM I am happy to hear that.

1 person likes this

CarolDM

@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

31 May 20

@TheHorse Well of course they do.

2 people like this

Show more comments

DianneN

@DianneN (246901)

• United States

31 May 20

That sounds like a perfect day. Where I live, those who have gardens are hidden behind their homes.

3 people like this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 20

I saw some on the East Coast near the railroad tracks on Long Island (visiting my Auntie). They always make me smile, no matter where I am.

3 people like this

DianneN

@DianneN (246901)

• United States

31 May 20

@TheHorse

1 person likes this

Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

31 May 20

I saw a few communities gardens, yes.

2 people like this

Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

31 May 20

We live in a suburban town and I can relate to your story about the gardens.

1 person likes this

show previous comments

Alex Socorro

@Alexandoy (65308)

• Cainta, Philippines

31 May 20

@TheHorse yes, there are residents here with gardens in front of their homes. In our front are 2 banana plants, 1 guava tree and 1 cashew tree.

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 20

Folks DO grow gardens there?

1 person likes this

Show more comments

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

15 Jun 20

Germany is full of allotment gardens. They are often near railway tracks where there is no traffic. My grandparents had such a garden, My relatives in the East of Germany have inherited it.

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jun 20

I will have to visit again.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

15 Jun 20

@TheHorse I'm sure you'd be the only tourist coming to Germany to see allotment gardens. :-)

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Jun 20

@MALUSE I'd go wherever I was taken.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 20

Many of our towns now have community gardens. It's a great idea.

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Jun 20

Are you involved? I would like to be.

1 person likes this

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 20

@TheHorse No, we're too far out of town really. We have friends who are involved.

youless

@youless (112123)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Jun 20

Bougainvillea is a common flower here and we can often see it here. It is a nice decoration for my city when it is blooming.

much2say

@much2say (53958)

• Los Angeles, California

31 May 20

The yards in our neighborhood are pretty cool . . . they are not huge, but so many have done some wonderful things to their yards - and so diverse too. There is one yard that has "stuff" growing in some bins at top fence level, and one thing that pops out is this huge beautiful Swiss chard . . . well, I should say "was" as it looks like it was recently harvested. Anyway, to pass by that Swiss chard made me smile.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95226)

• Marion, Ohio

31 May 20

Most here have gardens. But some are bigger this year.

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 20

I hope to have sunflowers, corn, and green beans. But I was glad to see other stuff out there where they had more sold to work with.

1 person likes this

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306354)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

31 May 20

I should start seeing them soon. There was a news story about them a couple of days ago. Volunteers are putting them together and should have them in place soon.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156276)

• United States

31 May 20

The houses around here are on an acre or more. I really don't get to see into their yards; however, we live next door to a tree nursery! I'm glad you had a nice hike.

1 person likes this

The Horse

@TheHorse (205792)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 May 20

It was good to see others making an effort to the "garden" community.

1 person likes this