{"id":378,"date":"2009-06-16T10:38:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T14:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/?p=378"},"modified":"2009-06-16T10:38:23","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T14:38:23","slug":"novice-gardener-with-deep-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/novice-gardener-with-deep-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Novice gardener with deep roots"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-380\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/novice-gardener-with-deep-roots\/viggo-garden-s\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/viggo-garden-s.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,270\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"viggo-garden-s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My Danish grandfather at 83, cheerfully digging up a nice lawn to grow vegetables.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/viggo-garden-s.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-380\" title=\"viggo-garden-s\" src=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/viggo-garden-s.jpg\" alt=\"My Danish grandfather at 83, cheerfully digging up a nice lawn to grow vegetables.\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Danish grandfather at 83, cheerfully digging up a nice lawn to grow vegetables.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I consider myself a novice gardener with a strong inclination &#8211; even compulsion &#8211; to dig and plant.  It&#8217;s got to be genetic.<\/p>\n<p>Both my grandfathers grew things for a living.\u00a0 They were European immigrants to Canada in the 1920s, and, well, that&#8217;s what you did in those days.\u00a0 One died too soon from the effects of farm chemicals.\u00a0 The other carried his passion long into retirement, and tore up a Dartmouth backyard into a huge vegetable garden which my father inherited and dutifully maintained.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/novice-gardener-with-deep-roots\/2009-06-08-dad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/2009-06-08-dad.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2009-06-08-dad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My dad checking out the new pile of manure&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/2009-06-08-dad.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-379\" title=\"2009-06-08-dad\" src=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/2009-06-08-dad.jpg\" alt=\"My dad checking out the new pile of manure\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My dad checking out the new pile of manure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I now have my grandfather&#8217;s rototiller and hand tools, and his elderly son still takes a keen interest, although he&#8217;s too feeble now to dig.<\/p>\n<p>My mother and her (second) husband grow a showpiece garden in Mahone Bay. It&#8217;s her passion.  Her other passion is flower arranging and decorating, an obvious match for gardening.  Oh &#8211; and photography.  I can&#8217;t wait until she gets her blog going!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-387\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/novice-gardener-with-deep-roots\/echinaecea\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/echinaecea.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"echinaecea\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two coneflowers: Rudbeckia and Echinaecea. Photo J. Maginley&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/echinaecea.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-387\" title=\"echinaecea\" src=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/echinaecea.jpg\" alt=\"Two coneflowers: Rudbeckia and Echinaecea. Photo J. Maginley\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two coneflowers: Rudbeckia and Echinaecea. Photo J. Maginley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;ve lived in many places and worked in other people&#8217;s gardens, and am glad to finally have my own.<\/p>\n<p>Rising fuel prices suggest that learning to grow your own food and building up the fertility of your own soil are good things to do.\u00a0 I feel I have a lot of learning to do as I build the soil.\u00a0 I cannot claim the competence that my grandparents have, and as long as I build websites for a living, my learning is limited by my time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/novice-gardener-with-deep-roots\/vase\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/vase.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vase\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by June Maginley, my mother&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/vase.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-386\" title=\"vase\" src=\"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/vase.jpg\" alt=\"vase\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flowers and photo by my mother, June Maginley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, gardening is the perfect antidote to sitting in front of a computer.  So I will surely continue to grow as a gardener.  My parents are still around to give advice, if I will take it, and my grandparents are smiling down on me.  Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I consider myself a novice gardener with a strong inclination &#8211; even compulsion &#8211; to dig and plant. It&#8217;s got to be genetic. 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