Northeast Gardening: How Did You Get Your Start in Gardening?, 1 by PrimroseSue

PrimroseSue wrote:
I thought this would be a good start-of-the-year topic.

My dad was an avid gardener and home "landscaper" all my life. We lived on a steep hilly lot and he terraced some of it for his veggie gardens. I remember we always had Sweet Williams, Lily of the Valley, Tulips, and Tiger Lilies among others. We had strawberries, raspberries, rhubarb, and a big honkin' blackberry bush right outside the kitchen door! We had to walk up through the woods about half a mile to get to the high bush blueberries, but it was worth it!

My maternal grandma lived next door, and always had flowers. I remember the wild sweet peas climbing up an old bed frame in her back yard, the bamboo patch where we built "forts", and the huge white and purple lilac bushes beside the outhouse. (They didn't opt for indoor plumbing until the mid-60's!)

I was never interested in gardening until after I was married (about 17 years ago). That's when the addiction started to take root - and I haven't looked back since!