Comments on: The Joy of ,…weeding?

By: Mary Christensson

Mary Christensson — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:56:59 +0000

When I was a kid, I was absolutely sure that my parents had children so they’d have a free crew to pull weeds in their fledgling nursery. (Picking rocks in the field was another summertime misery.) My dad, a professional landscaper, even had big illustrated charts for identifying weeds on his office wall. And, of course, from starting seeds in the greenhouse, I learned at an early age to identify almost any flower or vegetable plant almost from the moment it germinated. Back then, I vowed that when I grew up, pulling weeds would be a job for “somebody else.” HAH! My old-fashioned cottage garden is “staffed by volunteers” — varieties that reseed themselves prodigiously around the “garden junk” artifacts that I love, and I wouldn’t even think of trusting anyone else — even my husband — with pulling weeds or any of the other garden chores, for fear that any desirable seedling would be trampled or pulled. And, yes,. I have found that this once-hated chore is, indeed, therapeutic, and, as Margie Olson pointed out, it keeps me in shape, too.

By: Margie Olson

Margie Olson — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 02:17:41 +0000

Shhhh I am 87 years and I still am weeding in my garden…like it or love it it keeps me in shape!!!!

By: Marlene

Marlene — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:39:32 +0000

I love weeding! I find it peaceful. I listen to the birds welcoming Spring and my wind chime on my front porch while I weed.

By: Connie DiPasquale

Connie DiPasquale — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:44:31 +0000

I agree with Kitty Hale and Roseann Stamps – my weeding is very therapeutic, for dealing with concerns I might be having. But … mowing! …. that’s when I really “cut down” what’s/who’s bothering me! 🙂