Why Gardeners Need To Be Paid So Much

To a person who doesn't enjoy getting their hands dirty, it isn't easy to understand why someone would love gardening so much. After all, how could that much raking, shoveling, and sweating in the hot afternoon sun be enjoyable? The answer, of course, is that it is fun! Maybe, that is because gardeners have a much different attitude about this type of work than others do. And attitude is everything when it comes to performing any task. A little bit of determination and the drive to succeed doesn't hurt either. But that can be applied to anything. So it helps others to see our point of view when we describe all the aspects of gardening that make it fun to us. A few of the best of them include:

The Smell of the Dirt

Don't laugh, but gardeners find the sweet aroma of fresh top soil mixed with compost and fertilizers to be intoxicating. If we could find this scent in a deodorizing spray for the house, we would certainly spend more time indoors. However, after just one day, the urge to ship in mulch and an assortment of plants with low light requirements for the living room would be overwhelming.

Watching Things Grow
It's like caring for a child, but without the need to worry about college tuition and homework being done. And maybe, that is why this aspect appeals to us. All of the nurturing and love in our hearts that we have to give can be put into something that doesn't cause us pressure. Each day, we monitor the garden's progression to ensure that it gets everything that it needs though. So after a while, we become attached enough to defend our plants from anything that might attack them. Crows, spider mites, and grasshoppers rue the day that they ended up on our prized roses and