Ask Little Miss Road Rage

1. How did you come to join Gardeners Corner?
I have been on car forums for about 7 years and when I started taking an interest in gardening last year I googled gardening forums and up popped GC and here I've been since.

2. Name the countries or counties you have lived in â?¦
Dorset. Boring I know. I lived in Weymouth for 28 years and then moved to Poole.

3. Describe the type of work you do.
I started off wanting to be an Optometrist (optician) but missed the grades for Uni by 2 marks and so I had to rethink. I couldn't see me doing anything else so I thought that I would have to go and work my way up from the bottom and maybe get another A level whist I was doing that. I started as a receptionist in a opticians and was put straight on the next training course to train up as a dispensing optician. From here I could go to Uni to train further but whilst working I realised that being in a room one to one with people wasn't me and I decided that beig in the firing line and with the public was more me so I decided to stay as a dispensing optician. I passed all my exams and became a manager in Poole.
I was then struck down with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome :dh: and became unable to work. That's where I am now stuck at home with my dogs poor nd wanting to work.

4. Describe how you first got into gardening â?¦
After leaving work I started realising my surroundings and as I had to slow down I couldn't do my hobbies of cars and grass track racing. I then decided that I wanted to revamp the garden because I was bored and the more I got into the more addicted I've become. Now I love to potter in my garden and have helped friends with their gardens when I can.

5. What would be your dream type of garden and do you think you will ever be able to achieve it?
I would like a farm so I get a huge garden so I can have lots of animals and a donkey and still plant things as well and have a big veggie garden. I don't have a specific type of garden really, just what I like at the time.

6. Have you any particular favourites in celebrity gardeners, flowers, shrubs and/or vegetables?
I really love Alice Fowler and Alan Titchmarsh. I'm not a great one for flowers and prefer nice foliage and my veggies but this is changing over time and flowers are entering my grden. I love the look of Lilies and roses.

7. Have you ever entered any of your plants into shows?
No don't think I could be bothered with all that.

8. If you had a garden created in your memory, what plants do you think would most adequately sum up you and your life?
Anything black and purple

 

If there was one plant you particularly despised, what would it be and why?

 

Mare's Tail cause it keeps pushing it's way up my drive and I can't seen to kill it

 

Which vegetable do most relish bringing to the table - that makes your mouth water at the thought?

 

Which is most important-scent or looks?

 

My courgettes disguised as marrows :lollol::hehe:

 

looks as my nose is blocked a lot lol

 

Which type of gardeen, or feature ( decking, pergolas gnomes etc) would you definitely never have in a garden of yours?

 

If you had to leave your home and could only take 1 plant from your garden, what would it be?

 

The young apple tree my husband bought me when we married, Ahhh! It's been on 2 moves with us already! I know that's soppy!

 

There's not a lot that I don't like but I wouldn't like someone to come in and do my garden for me I like to be able to choose what I want and where it goes

 

That's a tough one . I thought this was gonna be real life the other day lol. I don't know I like all my plants cause I've chosen them. Maybe the Canna Strongy sent me as a gift :cnfs: