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Less gardens, more gardening?
In article , ShinyRed says...
I?m new to this forum, but thought you might be interested that gardening is more popular than ever, despite the fact that less and less of us have gardens! So much so that Yell.com have refined Garden Centres as a specific key word search in their directory. Do you think it?s part of the home improvement trend, are people valuing their gardens more, and spending more time in them? I'm sure people spend more money and/or time in gardens for a variety of reasons. I can think of the following, in no particular order: 1. A place to relax and "get back to nature" - or as close as many urban dwellers can get to nature at the end of a working day. 2. A place to raise quality vegetables, cheaply. 3. A chance to get away from the spouse! 4. Exercise. 5. A love of flowers and seeing beautiful gardens. 6. Some create gardens to attract and nurture wildlife. 7. I think some even have the garden "done" by someone else as a way of keeping up with the Jones's - I know at least one family that fit this category. 8. Add value to a property. 9. Somewhere for the kids to play and be outdoors but still under the watchful eye of parents. Any more reasons? I bet there are. -- David in Normandy. (The free MicroPlanet Gravity newsreader is great for eliminating rubbish and cross-posts) |
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