What sort of gardener are
you? Is your garden a sanctuary full of flowers and stylist furniture
to relax in or do you spent hours trying to nurture the perfect fruit
and vegetable? Over the years the way we use our gardens has changed.
An infographic brought to you by www.spaldingbulb.co.uk
In the days of rationing any
available space was given over in order to help the war effort and
produce vital food supplies. Once fruit and vegetables started to be
imported again gardens started to serve another purpose. Home owners
had the chance to start designing their own gardens and were able to
put in features such as patios and crazy paving.
With inspiration from
television programmes gardens started to become somewhere to
socialise. Despite the unpredictable British weather barbecues have
become a common feature and to combat the chilly evenings chimineas,
gas heaters and fire pits have helped to keep the party going into
the night.
Do have a large garden or a
small, modern space? Are you one for the perfect lawn or do you
prefer decking with a selection of container plants? Did you get
inspired to go self-sufficient in the 1970s, get organic with Geoff
Hamilton in the 80s or give your garden a Ground Force
style makeover in the 1990s?
This is a collaborative
post.
I'm afraid I'm a terrible gardener, but my grandmother was secretary of the National Gardens Guild and was responsible for many brilliant things to do with gardening including encouraging prisoners to garden by sending them bulbs!
ReplyDeleteWe have a veg patch and used to have an allotment, but I am glad that we don't have to rely on it for as much of our food as during the war.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have much here a lawn and a gravelled place, but its a garden and mine :) x
ReplyDeleteI love that infographic! I had no idea about gardening "progress"! We are lucky to have enough space to try many things here, we currently have a few fruit trees and raspberries we are nurturing
ReplyDeleteOoh, I want a 50s/60s garden! Crazy paving and colourful borders! My garden is small and modern, but I'm especially proud of my bonkers garden shed!
ReplyDeleteI would love a vegetable patch in my garden but I have no gardening knowhow.
ReplyDeleteI am a terrible gardener much to my parents disappointment
ReplyDeleteI've never been much of a gardener but I'm determined to get on top of it this year x
ReplyDeleteI've never actually had a garden, but I'm hoping to have one in the future! I'd love to have a vegetable patch there :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to have to a garden, instead ive got a concrete path with pots of flowers x
ReplyDeleteI'm trying my very best to garden and I'm loving it , it does cost though
ReplyDeleteIt's really interesting how gardening has changed. I guess there's lots more hobbies vying for people's time nowadays.
ReplyDeleteI'm a haphazard gardener. in our house in the uk we had well established borders and i added colour with pots and baskets, been renting for the past 5 years and over seas so experimenting with what grows, but not spending a lot of money
ReplyDeleteLove that infographic - I'm starting to get more into growing fruit and vegetables.
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