HOEING : Method of killing seedlings whilst redistributing stones. COMPOST : The only thing which grows. ALLOTMENT : But little acheived. BROAD BEAN : Vegetable grown as food for blackfly. ANNUAL : An unwanted plant which persists in reseeding itself year after year. PRUNING : Method of killing plants. PERENNIAL : Should appear each year but doesn't. ROCKERY : Heap of rubble left behind by builders. DIGGING : Wife's nagging about garden. WEED : Main garden crop. ROOTS : That part of a weed which, if left in the ground, results in continued growth OR : That part of a plant which, if a tiny proportion is accidentally removed from the ground, or damaged in any way, results in death!! This was printed by a volunteer at the Amberley Workshop Museum!! P.S. Didn't put this in 'Fun and Games' 'cause it has more than a ring of truth in it.
