| One thing I've noticed in recent years
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| | official visiting weed-puller or
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| (and others have also mentioned in
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| | bug-stomper. Remember that one person's
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| passing) is that there seems to be more
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| | "trash" may be another's "treasure." Who
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| garden visitors who are "out of sorts"
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| | knows...maybe they wanted that weed
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| and, at times, downright disrespectful
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| | ("wildflower"?) there, and perhaps that
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| and thoughtless. I recently overheard a
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| | squashed insect was a valuable,
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| couple of avid gardeners remark that if
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| | beneficial type, nurtured and protected
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| they see another tumultuous season like
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| | by its host. . .the now-offended resident
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| this one, they'll soon be ex-gardeners!
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| | gardener.Maintain an up-beat, positive,
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| One even wished she'd designed a "secret"
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| | giving, sharing, and pleasant attitude
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| garden into her landscape, set aside only
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| | while visiting another's garden. Even if
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| for her and close, trusted friends.True,
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| | you see all sorts of terrible things
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| times like these do seem to fray fragile
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| | (mistakes, misadventures, unfinished
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| nerves and stir up some deep
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| | tasks, weeds, bugs, diseases, stones,
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| frustrations. Polite society, however,
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| | snaggly trees and shrubs, pet residues,
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| clearly requires garden visitors -- out
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| | scattered tools and hoses, odors, etc.),
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| of sorts or not -- to observe a sort of
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| | try hard to put a positive spin on even
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| "code" to at least attempt to avoid
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| | the worst of circumstances. Avoid
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| trampling on another's sensitivities or
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| | insensitive remarks like "Oh, I see you
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| property rights. Here are a few
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| | have [some plant or other]; I have one,
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| suggestions to make your visit to someone
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| | too, but mine grows taller and has better
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| else's garden -- private or public --
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| | looking leaves and prettier flowers."
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| more pleasant, informative, and relaxing
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| | Another real "killer" goes something
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| while, at the same time, avoiding the ire
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| | like, "Yeah...a hosta...I've got 25
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| of its gardener or manager.For parents
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| | different varieties in my
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| with youngsters in tow, one of the
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| | garden!"Finally, for you tobacco users,
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| kindest things you can do is to control
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| | please don't grind out cigarette butts or
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| your little ones (and some which aren't
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| | spit tobacco juice in others'
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| so little, as well). Filled with energy
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| | gardens...and never light up a cigar
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| and exuberance, youngsters can do a great
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| | there, either! Most avid gardeners
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| deal of damage as they race around.
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| | treasure the sanctity, peacefulness and,
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| Advise them to stay on paths; forbid
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| | hopefully, the freshness and purity of
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| rock-throwing, flower-picking, and
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| | air in their garden retreats. Nothing
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| branch-tugging; and assist them in
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| | invades that refreshing, rejuvenating,
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| keeping their sometimes cheeky remarks to
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| | and clean micro-environment like the
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| themselves.Domestic pets of visitors have
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| | pervasive smell of tobacco smoke --
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| no place wandering around in someone
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| | especially the disagreeable odor of a
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| else's garden. Yes, there may be a
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| | smoldering cigar. Few things are less
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| resident pooch or cat, but that's never a
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| | pleasant to police up than someone else's
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| reason to turn your pet -- even cute
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| | stomped-in cigar or cigarette butt.And
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| little "lap-dogs" -- loose to rip and
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| | while on the subject, "field-stripping" a
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| tear, dig and chew, or otherwise "soil"
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| | cigarette (an old military trick intended
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| the garden environment with their wastes.
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| | to avoid detection by the enemy -- or the
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| Leaving Fido (or even worse, big-footed
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| | drill instructor in boot-camp) is just as
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| Boomer) home is always the safest bet.
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| | bad, if not worse. Not too many people
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| Your friends will most certainly
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| | realize that virtually every shred of
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| appreciate the kindness. . .not to
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| | processed tobacco is a potential source
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| mention your deeply appreciated respect
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| | of a deadly agricultural organism known
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| for their "turf."Stepping off obvious
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| | as TSWV (tomato spotted wilt virus). The
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| paths to go plodding around in the
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| | malady can wreak havoc among many
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| cultivated soil of a friend's garden is
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| | different varieties in a once-healthy
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| definitely out! You may do that in your
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| | garden, causing stunting of plants and a
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| own garden, but it's not going to be
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| | discolored mosaic pattern on the leaves,
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| appreciated by most of your
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| | accompanied by unsightly leaf distortion
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| friends...and, if you persist, may get
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| | (puckering). Infected plants must be
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| you an invitation to leave. (Much of this
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| | destroyed -- there is no cure, only
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| annoying and now near-universal habit of
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| | prevention. So, if you're a smoker, the
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| modern gardeners originated with the
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| | next time you visit a friend's (or
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| advent of television. Turn on any
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| | public) garden, whip out a stick of
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| gardening program and see "experts" in
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| | chewing gum...leave the smokes in your
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| total disregard for the structure of soil
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| | pocket.It all boils down to this: treat
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| as they tromp straight into a cultivated
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| | others, their gardens -- and their
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| bed to achieve a better camera
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| | gardening efforts -- with the same kind
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| angle.)Don't pick flowers, take seeds, or
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| | of respect, gentle honesty, and caring
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| snip or pinch cuttings unless you've been
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| | with which you'd like to be treated.
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| invited to. Yes, I've seen it in my
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| | Where have I heard that before?Fred Davis
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| garden and the gardens of others. Often,
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| | is a Master Gardener, Master Composter,
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| offenders will glance around first to see
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| | correspondent, lecturer, co-owner
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| if they're being observed; then snip! or
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| | operator of a popular 18-year-old
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| snatch!, and into a pocket or purse it
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| | perennial nursery in south-central Maine,
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| goes. Seed-snatchers, blossom-pickers,
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| | and author of "Keys To The Garden
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| and cutting-crooks are rarely invited
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| | Gate...Saying Some Things That Need To Be
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| back.Don't appoint yourself as the
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| | Said.
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