She’s a Garden Nut
By Amber
@AmbiePam (132397)
United States
November 3, 2026 11:35am CST
Sometimes I worry about Diana, my dad’s wife. Our backyard was created for a lot of potential the way it was set up (ironically just to prevent flooding), and she made it live up to all it’s possibilities. But I came over to do laundry, and my dad says she’s been out there for hours, working. It’s really soggy from last night’s storm too. I can’t see what she’s doing from my view at the plate glass window, but I see she has a host of flowers going strong. As I write, the sun just came out; maybe it will get out of the 50s now. I don’t mind those temperatures, but she does. I’m glad she has something she loves so much; she’s just exhausted when she’s done.
I know a lot of you love your gardens. How much of the year does it warrant so much attention?
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@Traceyjayne (15071)
• United Kingdom
7h
The Mister and I are getting into gardening. We only have a small garden but we manage flowers…him, veggies ….me and a collection of ‘ extraordinary ‘ objects !
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@Traceyjayne (15071)
• United Kingdom
7h
@AmbiePam we don’t do too badly for a couple who have no idea what they are doing !
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@Juliaacv (57831)
• Canada
10h
I have never fussed terribly over any garden.
I learned years ago that what works best for me is low maintenance.
There is always the wedding and the thinning out of plants, and the addition of some, but otherwise, low maintenance.
I have a huge fear of snakes, and since they thrive in gardens, I have always tried to keep it simple so that there are no encounters.
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@wolfgirl569 (142189)
• Marion, Ohio
4h
I don't usually spend a lot of time taking care of it
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@Shivram59 (52058)
• India
10h
Ours is a old house built by my grandfather. He had two large gardens. I had seen them.But later on my father suffered a huge loss in business. So much so that he had to sell both of the gardens. Now we have no space for a garden, but now we are planning for renovation of our house. We will have a large space for a garden in our new house.
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@snowy22315 (214532)
• United States
6h
Not a gardener..although I try sometimes.
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@JudyEv (390725)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
Presuming she's relatively fit and healthy, it's probably helping keep her that way. Not to mention being good for her mental health.
@LooeyVille (73)
• United States
11h
I do admire a beautiful garden. But I don't like doing the work. Yeah, I know - lazy.
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