Thanks for suggesting the topic Pac I'm looking forward to hearing from other members too. Dogs were a permanent family member too in our household as well as cats, rabbits ,budgies ,tropical fish and of course Koi Carp. My parents always had to have a big pond or in the case of their last garden...2 ponds!!!
@Oreti I am hoping everyone will join in this discussion on , “How they began their gardening journey.” Your family had all the fun pets along the way. Ponds are a delight too. My kids always had pets of their own. As they moved on with life they have continued their bonds with many types of pets.
Thank you @Pacnorwest , https://maps.app.goo.gl/CK5BnGrqqnQzRtkB7?g_st=ac The small front gardens have been made into parking spaces. I grew up in a council house with a big garden at the back,they did in the 60s. It backed onto the railway line and could hear the steam trains passing. My dad grew cabbages and potatoes, i remember the one year trying to harvest the potatoes and put them in the coal house after it was cleaned of course, we started to have a electric fire so didn't use the coal fire,In those days there wasn't any central heating so had the coal fire or electric. Dad didn't use all of the garden so when i was 12 I asked him if i could have some of it, i grew some sprouts, cauliflower and carrots. The only one that were good was the sprouts. My 2 older brothers were into gardening, the one had his own garden landscape business but had to give it up years later it ruined his back. We had a dog and a cat, more than one when the other passed away. Sometimes the cats would go missing.
@Logan What a wonderful story . Your parents have passed on a tradition which continued on to you & possibly you have passed on to other generations. It may skip a few , but somehow it seems that there is always that one family member who will pick up gardening in one or way or another and look back at their piers for inspiration. Sad to see the front gardens of your childhood home filled over with concrete,& sorry about ur brother. Gardening & landscaping especially is hard on our joints .For some of us I don’t think there is one joint that isn’t worn out .Today thank goodness there are improved gardening tools ,newer designs , light weight , that help preserve our strength and joints. Isn’t it funny how our lives move foreword just a progress pushes us forward In many different directions, yet we are linked to memories from lessons achieved as a child that seems to some how shape us throughout our lifetime. Enjoyed your story very much. Thank you..
Great post @Logan, I really love hearing about everyone's early years and of how their early childhood experiences helped to shaped them into the person they are today. Brilliant. Here's the house I was born in .It was a short walk from the beach and we spent many happy hours taking our dog on a walk there with our Dad at weekends. I realised in later life this also gave our lovely Mum a well earned break for an hour or two too. No matter the real intent these walks undoubtedly played a big part in giving us a great love of being out in the fresh air and exploring all that Mother Nature offered up to us. My parents may have returned back down South but not back to London .....but still near to the sea here on the South Coast. .
“I totally Agree” ! Still missing several interesting stories how the gardening journey developed in their lives ? Hope …To See more soon… @Oreti what a lovely childhood home and so close to the beach. What fun to play at the beach in summers…
Thank you @Pacnorwest it's good to hear other people's journeys. Thanks @Oreti it must have been fun in the summer on the beach but maybe colder in the winter.
Thanks......no I can't recall the cold particularly @Logan...probably why I don't really mind it now as we were always dressed appropriately for whatever the weather was doing. I don't think children mind the weather anyway .I do however remember the trees further down our road growing at angle due to the winds.
Thanks @Oreti that's good that you don't remember. My dad always wanted to live in the country but realised that it would be bad in winter.
Oh!!! Why 'bad' @Logan ?? We're pretty much out in the sticks here but I love it .Yes it's a bit of a walk to the amenities and the buses ( as we decided to drastically reduce our car use in a bid to do our bit for the environment a couple of years ago but we still have one in case of emergencies ). You soon adapt and , for us, the benefits of being in the open countryside far outweigh any negatives.
@Oreti I just mean that when the weather is bad. I think my dad was thinking of moving to Wales at one point but decided not too if we get snowed in we're stuck. We tried to go to Wales once but the car broke down so had to go back.
