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Post by Plocket on Oct 24, 2007 17:50:50 GMT
I've got a wonderful friend, K, and we went out today with our children to the local Wildlife Trust. Now bear in mind that she's not a gardener - she'd struggle to tell the difference between a dandilion and verbena bonariensis.
We had great fun rubbing the leaves of herbs in the sensory garden where there were various mints, lavender, rosemary, marjorum, curry plant, bay, lemon balm etc. and the children loved sniffing and talking about the lovely scents (well except for the curry plant which made them all squeal!). Poor K struggled to recognise thyme from rosemary!!!
Anyway, K pointed out a beautiful bamboo and said that she'd wanted one in the garden for ages. Her garden's tiny so I asked why. "Oh" she said, "I love how they attract the butterflies". I was flummoxed and eventually asked if she meant a budleia, and she said yes that was it. I was nearly rolling on the ground laughing and even she found it funny that she'd mistaken a bamboo for a budleia.
Do you have non-gardening friends who make you laugh in that sort of way?
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 24, 2007 18:21:40 GMT
My best mate just thinks I'm nuts. She'll change her tune when she eventually gets her own house in a few years time and needs some gardening advice.
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Post by Shrubrose on Oct 24, 2007 19:00:55 GMT
Yes Plocket. My OH, but in a sad way! He's just not interested despite my efforts!
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Post by thecleaninglady on Oct 24, 2007 19:40:40 GMT
Yes, my OH too.
"Grass is green and flowers are coloured" is what he usually says.
He doesn't do any gardening (unless I am doing major work like moving a patio or such), has no idea about plants and he doesn't like visiting GC's. But I think he enjoys looking at my efforts.
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Post by MamIDdau on Oct 24, 2007 20:01:14 GMT
Oh and my OH called most of my plants weeds all throughout the house move. I got quite annoyed with him. He said they were all dead (aka deciduous) and should all go in the bin. Git.
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Post by Shrubrose on Oct 25, 2007 7:35:33 GMT
Oh and my OH called most of my plants weeds all throughout the house move. I got quite annoyed with him. He said they were all dead (aka deciduous) and should all go in the bin. Git.  |
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Post by Plocket on Oct 25, 2007 7:55:38 GMT
I've just about managed to get OH to recognise a clematis from a tulip! And at least he asks now before pulling up "weeds"!!!
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Post by Pip on Oct 25, 2007 15:44:02 GMT
I can definitely relate to this. My OH does fairly well in the garden these days but only because he was banned for years. Everything was a weed and had to come out. Then my eldest married and along came the first grandchild and now my OH loves teaching him flower names. Only I know that he looks them up in my books before he comes.
Pip
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2007 19:11:57 GMT
other day i asked OH to put a bag of compost over by the damp border.
he asked where that was .
i pointed and said
"over there by the orange flowers."
he replied.
"oh, over there by the tagetes"
they were actually nasturtiums!!!!
he calls all flowers in the garden tagetes as he likes the word and is very proud of the fact that he can say a gardening word !!!
oh and he thinks he's funny. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Plocket on Oct 26, 2007 8:06:00 GMT
Bless!!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2007 11:10:09 GMT
i was looking through a gardening encyclopeadia last night.
hubby looked over and said
"that tagetes is nice."
he uses this line about ten times a week.
he thinks he is very funny.!!!!!
i dont.XXXLOL
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Post by carolann on Oct 26, 2007 11:19:11 GMT
RB at least he know's the name of 1 plant. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2007 12:53:12 GMT
he knows the name but not which plant is called that.
!!!!!
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Post by Plocket on Oct 26, 2007 14:27:32 GMT
At least he's trying - very trying!!! |
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Post by Biggles on Oct 29, 2007 21:35:44 GMT
Most Trying--like mine!
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Post by snowowl on Oct 29, 2007 22:02:37 GMT
I have a funny husband after a visit to Barnsdale i was pointing out all the various plants to him. One was the very large and lush Hostas they have everywhere. I had bought some previous to the barnsdale visit and planted them in a bed at the front of the house. He saw them growing and reconized them from Barnsdale and said to me them Hokas are growing well i new what he ment bless him i said you mean Hostas. Hes not into plants and gardening like me but he trys |
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Post by Plocket on Oct 30, 2007 8:20:15 GMT
Aw! It is funny when they make an effort isn't it! ;D
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