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My grandparents influenced me to garden

M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
edited March 2023 in The potting shed
From my childhood my maternal grandfather (who worked at the government agricultural centre so was exposed to unusual exotics) had a "par-terre" garden, cherry trees, grapefruit trees, vanilla bean vines, lychees, longan berries, avocado, bamboo hedges, all types of veg and I used to watch and help him with small bits and pieces while I was just 6 years old. My paternal grandfather also had a lovely rose garden, fruit trees, curry leaves tree, jack fruit trees. He would spend time in his garden after a long day at work and I would be like his little shadow.

Without a doubt I've been influenced from a young age to appreciate and nurture nature - it's the greatest legacy they have left me  <3

It's now my turn and my grandchildren are my little shadows  ;)
I wish I could garden all year round!

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  • ThistleandroseThistleandrose Posts: 17
    Aww thats lovely. My granda had a big veg plot in his garden and was always out there, I vividly remember his potato sieves and carrots growing. We also used to play in the huge pile of grass cuttings he had in the corner.
    Taken me a while to follow in his footsteps but I think of him alot when I'm in my garden now.
  • M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
    Thistleandrose said:
    ... My granda had a big veg plot in his garden and was always out there, I vividly remember his potato sieves and carrots growing. We also used to play in the huge pile of grass cuttings he had in the corner.
    Taken me a while to follow in his footsteps but I think of him alot when I'm in my garden now.
     :'( that is beautiful. Such fond memories  <3  
    I wish I could garden all year round!
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @My Grandad Harry grew Show Dahias on his allotment. He would take me with him on Saturday morning as one allotment holder has some pigs in a sty. Grandad seemed to think I wanted to visit the pigs each week. HoweverI didn't like the smell and the flies. A bit of a girly girl, I loved to see the huge pink dahlias that he loved to grow, never actully told him I didn't like the pigs, I loved just to be with him.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    We are very much pleased that our eldest son with his new house is so into the garden even though it is very small he is prepared to turn the small front area into a spring garden with winter box and then the back garden into a wildlife area but areas for them to grow veg and herbs. Exciting and going to see more of what they have done this weekend.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    My maternal grandad also introduced to me to gardening and Mother Nature. He used to show me the insides of flowers using a watchmakers eye glass, to admire the intricacies of their structures. He was also  a great veg. grower so we would delight together munching on home grown veg., especially raw garlic sarnies! My mother used to go mad, she always said my breath smelled like dirty socks after a visit to my grandparents. I still love garlic. My grandad never lost his wonder of Nature, taking time out to stand and stare and study.
    My father was also a contributor to my passion for gardening as he gave me my first garden when I was 4 years old, after "helping" him when he worked in the garden. It may have been a ploy to keep me away from his plants but it worked.
    I have enjoyed guiding my daughter and son in law into gardening since they had their first garden and they now keep a lovely cottage garden of their own. Sadly, my son who would like to garden, doesn't have much chance as they live in the foothills of the Rockies where the extremes of temperature winter and summer, means window boxes only for their 6 weeks of summer or indoor plants. It is minus 20 at the moment in Banff.
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