How to tell if you're a true gardener...

Are you a real gardener? Take this simple test and find out (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy).

If you can identify every plant in your yard by its scientific name, but can't recall the name of your brother's firstborn child ... you might just be a gardener.

If you have ever felt a pang of pride when someone pointed out the fact that "those grass stains will never come out" ... you might just be a gardener.

If you have ever tried to transplant a shrub larger than a Volkswagen Beetle ... you might just be a gardener.

If you've ever bought a piece of garden equipment that cost more than your daughter's braces ... you might just be a gardener.

If you have ever approvingly compared the texture of your wife's chocolate cake to well-rotted compost ... you might just be a gardener.

If your arms have more scratches than the cat wrangler at the free spay clinic ... you might just be a (rose) gardener.

If your car has a bumper sticker that reads "I'll give up my hoe when they pry it out of my cold, dead fingers" ... you might just be a gardener.

If you believe that the best part of your family vacation to Disney World was the tour of the hydroponic greenhouse ... you might just be a gardener.

If you have ever missed a wedding because you were in the garden and lost track of time ... you might just be a gardener. (Bonus points if it was your own wedding.)


Paul Krantz
Executive Editor and Garden Channel Manager, BHG.com

Fun!

ROFLMBBO!
Those are priceless and oh so true!!
Thanks for posting these.

FUNNY! I think I might be a gardener!

If you can be found at midnight on your knees, flashlight in hand, picking snails off your hostas, you might be a gardener.

If you've ever rushed out in the rain to get some daylilies planted so they'll get a good natural watering, you might be a gardener. Of course, to your neighbors, you're a freaking lunatic!

If you dig up clumps of lupines for someone at work who wants them. (I mow lots of them) or stopped mowing the part of the lawn where the columbine has spread. If you are squirting miracle grow with your hose and worry about how much each plant should get. If you go to the same garden supply store you were at yesterday because you "Forgot" something and come home with a few more things you couldn't do without. If you lose sleep because you still have to read a few more threads on Dave's. Oops, past my bed time. Happy digging. Frank

If you can count out your garden plants one breath but you cannot think of the names of your daughters occasionally for a while, you are a real gardener.

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