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Why are most women over 40 obsessed with plants, flowers and gardening?
Shadowmaiden
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Im not saying all 40 plus women are obsessed with it but in my experience they are. My parents are on holiday at the moment and ive been charged with keeping the house in order, and that includes mother dearest's beloved plants:rolleyes:
I swear whenever she goes away she drills into me god knows how many times 'please water my plants'. Then when she's away and rings or texts home she wants to know how her plants are. You could tell her anything, the house has burnt the ground, the car's have been stolen, the cats are dead. But she'd really blow a gasket it it if her plants had died whilst away. She fumed with me last time because I forgot to water her Christmas plant and all the leaves fell off it and she had to chuck it out:o
Im not interested in gardening in any shape or form and think plants are ugly and clutter up the windowsill. But mum loves them and her favourite pass time aside from gardening is going to the garden centre. Its not just her though, all my Auntie's and mum's female friends are the same. She and our next door neighbour spend hours nattering over the fence complimenting each others geranimum's and pansies.
Will I suddenly become obsessed with gardening when I reach my early 40's?:eek:
I swear whenever she goes away she drills into me god knows how many times 'please water my plants'. Then when she's away and rings or texts home she wants to know how her plants are. You could tell her anything, the house has burnt the ground, the car's have been stolen, the cats are dead. But she'd really blow a gasket it it if her plants had died whilst away. She fumed with me last time because I forgot to water her Christmas plant and all the leaves fell off it and she had to chuck it out:o
Im not interested in gardening in any shape or form and think plants are ugly and clutter up the windowsill. But mum loves them and her favourite pass time aside from gardening is going to the garden centre. Its not just her though, all my Auntie's and mum's female friends are the same. She and our next door neighbour spend hours nattering over the fence complimenting each others geranimum's and pansies.
Will I suddenly become obsessed with gardening when I reach my early 40's?:eek:
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Not all 40 somethings not this one and not any of my mates....... gardening just doesn't interest me at all, probably never will
And in answer to the last question hopefully not...
This is what my mum is like! She can 'rescue' plants. Which basically means finding plants that are half dead or pot bound and saving them.
She had somed ready potted plants delivered while away and I swear some of the leaves are shrivelling up and ive followed her instructions
You know it makes sense.
There is, however, a fair amount of seed in evidence.
I'm afraid so, yes.
I hope my son and daughter learn to love it too. My husband doesn't know a dandelion from a daisy, he's only interested in sports, with a round or oval ball.;)
Good for you flowerpowa, what a sorry place the world would be if we didn't have plants and flowers !
Some of you lot talk about it as though it's something to be ashamed of. :rolleyes:
As a result, we are all consumed by the need to wear floral dresses, gardening gloves and straw hats as we gently waft ethereally through our flower beds, enraptured by the sheer joy at bringing forth new life through the soil.
On the other hand, it's probably because there's nothing but utter crap on telly!!!
It kicks in at about the same time that crimpolene and elasticated waistbands suddenly become an attractive option.
And sensible shoes... don't forget sensible shoes....:D:D
And the big slipper, of course.
What a lovely thought, but I wasn't wafting very ethereally when I was digging up all my spuds down at the allotment. !
I can assure you he did not! :mad:
Oh, I see what you mean .........................
I hope you're not referring to his steamy 'novel'.
You mean...........