I'm a Plantaholic and can't help it!!
I learned to garden mostly by trial and error and then I found the MASTER GARDENING program. AND I'm still learning. Just today I learned the difference between a tree and a shrub just by reading Dav…
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I love to talk to other gardeners... You can learn plenty!
I love to talk to other gardeners and compare notes on various aspects of gardening. You can learn plenty! I use the computer to search for more information on various garden questions I have and am …
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If you can't find me, I'm probably in my garden!
My desire to have a nice looking garden was stronger than my fear of slugs and bugs, so after a few lessons from my husband, I found that being in the garden is where I spend some of my happiest and …
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...And a completely inexperienced gardener was born!
I knew almost nothing about gardening, but threw myself into it wholeheartedly. I quickly discovered mail ordering, which was good because planting instructions were detailed. By the time I moved aga…
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Horticulture Sort of Just Found Me, without even Looking for It.
Learning comes from doing, making mistakes and learning from those mistakes. Also repetition helps as you learn something new the next growing season. one must just muster up the courage and go for i…
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It is family tie!
I learned gardening from my father first, and then I learned most from the internet. I found many video lectures (some 3 hours each) on University of California at Davis, Texas A&M University, Minnes…
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"Next year, I will plant something new!"
I can remember going to a nursery with my father to pick out flowers (annuals) to plant. We would go home and dig up the bed. Then my mother and I, usually, would carefully plant the taller plants b…
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For the Luv of Trees
Roughly on my own but with the advice of parents and the internet, books and fellow gardeners ya manage to start to get an idea, and i'm still learning a lot constantly- no two growning seasons are a…
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Sometimes I Snuck a Flower or 2 from a Garden to Bring Home to My Mom.
Naturally I read a lot but more importantly I joined a local horticultural society. I learned so much from the members and guest speakers. Plant lovers are always willing to share their knowledge and…
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It Relieves the Stress and Absorbs Positive Energies.
I learned it through the one selling those plants because I need it badly. My star jasmine lost its leaves because my pets just loved the smell that they ate the leaves, so I bought a new one and wai…
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That First Marigold I Grew in Second Grade.
I learned as most do, by trial and error, of course aided by books and conversations with my elders who all gardened for hobby. I begged for a job at the local greenhouse when I was fourteen, got it,…
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Time in the Sun and Warm Thoughts.
My first garden was a disaster, and I learned it was my fault later on. It was too sandy ( White Sand ) Florida of course. I learned from then to get the soil prepared first. So now I do okay with m…
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My Grandmother Inspired Me. Her Home was Her Garden.
I garden therfore I am..... reading, trial and error, networking. I'm a hands on kind of guy, so rolling up my sleeves and diving in. I love to change the garden every few years. After many years of …
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I Learned from Trial and Error
I learned from trial and error, asking friends how they manage their garden and also the internet.I live in Coober Pedy in hot dry desert and the soil is sandstone which is great for dugouts so I hav…
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I Picked Up a Shovel and Started Digging.
Whenever a question came up I found the answer on-line. I learned everything I know about gardening on the internet. When Japanese Beetles invaded I went on-line and found out that the best thing to…
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