Home Gardening Gifts

The Perfect Garden.

'Here's $40. Stick your head in the shrubs and act like you're weeding. If my wife says anything to you, just grunt knowingly.'

"Leave those,dear - I bought some at the supermarket."

"First, I don't feel like mowing the lawn, and second, what monsoon?"

'Darling - I think it's time to stop feeding the birds.'

Sign on shed reads 'Gone to seed.'

'It's amazing how many recipes you can find with courgettes in them when you have to'

Homegrown solutions for a smaller carbon footprint.

"This is your new solar powered dryer?"

"I'm trying to acquire a taste for weeds. It's the only thing that seems to grow in our garden. If I can't beat them, I might as well join them."

"Just a couple of ninety cent seed packets, and you can have fresh garden vegetables for heaven knows how long."

'I think this is where our fish pond was.'

'You can't beat home groan.'

Our farmer brought fresh beans, tomatoes, corn and squash this week. Nice. You should have bought into the farm share. I've got my own farmer. Mine's cheap. Mine's cheaper. Thanks, mom. You can't take more zucchini?

"I can't believe how great my life is now: We used to live in an apartment, but now, I have my own garden..."

'The only thing I grow in my garden is tired!'

Don't mind us. We're just trying to eat more locally grown food.

"It's amazing, Darlin', just how fast the kids grow up!"

'Isn't that cute! They're thanking us.'

"He can't decide which one he likes best. . .His leaf blower, his weed wacker, or his metal detector."

Prize vegetables.

The Busy Gardener

'Couldn't Peter claim Mr. McGregor's garden was an 'attractive nuisance?'

"I built this tree house for my kids. But it's so private, I've decided to use it as my home office."

What are you giving Mother Earth this year?

A Good Batch.

"A wet winter, but we're making the best of it."

'Behold. Ed and Jim have finally reached nirvana.'

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

'If I had known it was going to be such a late Spring, i would have never started my garden seeds, indoors.'

Cocktails on the verandah.

baby sweetcorn...

"Maybe we should cut back on those lawn catalogues."

'..and we thank thee for these bio-engineered vegetables..'

Squirrels Stockpiling Mulling Spices for Winter