Posted to The Age (2/12/2012) on 7/12/2012 at 1:25 PM
Commenting on "Growing tomatoes is a great way to introduce gardening to young minds"
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The question is how to plant the seeds in the parents' minds. They are far too busy in looking after themselves or household chores, let alone tending the garden.
I have not come across many people having new well thought out but rather "sterile" gardens. Those gardens with vegetables seem to be just a fad hobby. They "inherited" the gardens from the previous house owners, or for many Asians, the front and back gardens or lawn areas are turned into concreted slabs.
Many high rise apartments offer almost no garden space; while townhouses/units may have slightly bigger rear areas, but most builders concreted them to form an outdoor extension to the generally small usable indoor living zone.
Commenting on "Growing tomatoes is a great way to introduce gardening to young minds"
http://theage.domain.com.au/design-and-living/growing-tomatoes-is-a-great-way-to-introduce-gardening-to-young-minds-20121201-2ankj.html
The question is how to plant the seeds in the parents' minds. They are far too busy in looking after themselves or household chores, let alone tending the garden.
I have not come across many people having new well thought out but rather "sterile" gardens. Those gardens with vegetables seem to be just a fad hobby. They "inherited" the gardens from the previous house owners, or for many Asians, the front and back gardens or lawn areas are turned into concreted slabs.
Many high rise apartments offer almost no garden space; while townhouses/units may have slightly bigger rear areas, but most builders concreted them to form an outdoor extension to the generally small usable indoor living zone.
