On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 16:47:39 GMT, Rusty Hinge
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from Stephen Howard contains these words:
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None that I know of, apart from garden design software....but one has
to wonder whether a gardening sim program might be ( wait for it )..
full of bugs. Ahem.

Oh dear. I'm relieved you didn't make us wait to long for that.

's traditional, innit...

Regards,


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On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 16:47:39 GMT, Rusty Hinge
wrote:

The message
from Stephen Howard contains these words:
..

None that I know of, apart from garden design software....but one has
to wonder whether a gardening sim program might be ( wait for it )..
full of bugs. Ahem.

Oh dear. I'm relieved you didn't make us wait to long for that.

's traditional, innit...

Regards,


--
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http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

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from Rusty Hinge contains these words:

Oh dear. I'm relieved you didn't make us wait to long for that.

Oh dear - add an extra 'o' please.

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"Martin Sykes" wrote in message
...
"Angus Nisbet" wrote in message
.. .
Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate gardening? Which
of
you remember the computer games 'Sim City' and 'Sim World'?

Sim Garden or anything like it would be good , either internet based or
PC
based? My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden and she is
getting very twitchy about it!

Please help. Thanks.



I can't remember where but someone used to have a small real garden ( a
couple of metres square ) with a robot arm in the middle. You could make
the
arm do the weeding and watering etc. over the internet.

I remember that, interesting people to talk to too it's at......

http://telegarden.aec.at



More usefully, I'd look at something indoors - a terrarium/bottle garden
or
a few window boxes maybe ...

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On 4 Jan 2004 15:22:54 GMT, Ol' Duffer
wrote:

In article ,
says...
Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate gardening? Which of
you remember the computer games 'Sim City' and 'Sim World'?

Sim Garden or anything like it would be good , either internet based or PC
based? My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden and she is
getting very twitchy about it!

I believe there was a "Sim Farm". That's close.
For the guy who thought buggy was funny, there was "Sim Ant".
see

http://www.geocities.com/seandlh/simfarm/sflinks.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...61652?v=glance
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Martin

In article ,
says...
Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate gardening? Which of
you remember the computer games 'Sim City' and 'Sim World'?

Sim Garden or anything like it would be good , either internet based or PC
based? My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden and she is
getting very twitchy about it!

I believe there was a "Sim Farm". That's close.
For the guy who thought buggy was funny, there was "Sim Ant".

In article vQEJb.724218$HS4.5375816@attbi_s01,
(Warren) wrote:

Gardening isn't exactly rock 'em, sock 'em action,

How about a shoot up the greenfly game "Potager Eco-Wars" :-)

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

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from "Martin Sykes" contains
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"Angus Nisbet" wrote in message
.. .
Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate
gardening?(snip) My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden
and she is
getting very twitchy about it!

A simulated garden wouldn't do it for me :~} There are lots of other
places to get a fix of real gardening, as a volunteer. I volunteer at a
NT garden and can thoroughly recommend it..all ages and abilities are
welcome, people work within their own capabilities (and interests, to
some extent). I learn a lot from the professional gardeners there and
it's very satisfying to be part of a longterm garden and see the public
enjoying the results.

Janet.

Well, The Sims has some gardening in it. Plant flowers, and don't hire a
gardener, or water them yourself, and they die. The Unleashed expansion
pack added vegetables gardens that you need to weed and water, and then
you can harvest them, and save money on your grocery bills.

My daughter is always sending me new downloads to add to the Sims. One
of them was a clover patch. After making a nice little clover lawn, I
discovered there were leprichans living in it. They will sneak in your
house and steal anything they can carry away.

When your yard is snow covered almost any yard will be fun to play in.

Jeana

"Angus Nisbet" wrote in
:

Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate gardening?
Which of you remember the computer games 'Sim City' and 'Sim World'?

Sim Garden or anything like it would be good , either internet based
or PC based? My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden and
she is getting very twitchy about it!

Please help. Thanks.


There was a really cute game from Mediavision (came bundled with sound card
and cd-rom kit) where you could plant and harvest stuff (corn, tomatoes,
flowers, etc). You could also grow topiary bushes and cut them into fun
(preset) shapes. The was also a whack-a-gopher game with it. But unless
your wife is five years old, she probably wouldn't get more than couple
hours of entertainment out of it.

"Angus Nisbet" wrote in
:

Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate gardening?
Which of you remember the computer games 'Sim City' and 'Sim World'?

Sim Garden or anything like it would be good , either internet based
or PC based? My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden and
she is getting very twitchy about it!

Please help. Thanks.


There was a really cute game from Mediavision (came bundled with sound card
and cd-rom kit) where you could plant and harvest stuff (corn, tomatoes,
flowers, etc). You could also grow topiary bushes and cut them into fun
(preset) shapes. The was also a whack-a-gopher game with it. But unless
your wife is five years old, she probably wouldn't get more than couple
hours of entertainment out of it.

Salty Thumb wrote in
:

"Angus Nisbet" wrote in
:

Is there such a thing as a computer game to simulate gardening?
Which of you remember the computer games 'Sim City' and 'Sim World'?

Sim Garden or anything like it would be good , either internet based
or PC based? My wife currently doesn't have access to a garden and
she is getting very twitchy about it!

Please help. Thanks.


There was a really cute game from Mediavision (came bundled with sound
card and cd-rom kit) where you could plant and harvest stuff (corn,
tomatoes, flowers, etc). You could also grow topiary bushes and cut
them into fun (preset) shapes. The was also a whack-a-gopher game
with it. But unless your wife is five years old, she probably
wouldn't get more than couple hours of entertainment out of it.


"Forever Growing Garden" a C-Wave Product, published by MediaVision, circa
1995. Apparently you can still get it for $2-$10.

"Janet wrote in message


A simulated garden wouldn't do it for me :~} There are lots of other
places to get a fix of real gardening, as a volunteer. I volunteer at a
NT garden and can thoroughly recommend it..all ages and abilities are
welcome, people work within their own capabilities (and interests, to
some extent). I learn a lot from the professional gardeners there and
it's very satisfying to be part of a longterm garden and see the public
enjoying the results.


And, how about an allotment? Lots around going to waste, you can rent a half
plot normally if a whole one is too big, and flowers seem OK these days
judging by some around here who grow for show.
Contact your local Council, normally Leisure Services Dept, and see what's
available and at what price, then go visit the sites during a weekend to
chat to the gardeners already there.

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