Do you garden with others' enjoyment in mind?

I garden with flowers just for us, but our vegatable garden brings pleasure to many during the Summer, of course you can't count the bags of summer squash that I place on people's door steps and then run. Only planting three squash plants this year. I Promise

I have done away with my flower beds, they now have vegetables planted in them. I don't have much room and helping with our food budget is more important at this point.

hi dragon54u I used to garden with everyone's enjoyment in mind as we had some back yard and a large front yard, so I would plant various annuals and bi-annuls along side the front sidewalk both because I love flowers and also because my neighbors seemed to like seeing my gardening effort too. when I came here to California i had a large backyard so had flowerbeds, veggie garden and an herb bed too. I managed to grow so many tomatoes and zucchini that I was always giving some away to our neighbors and friends till they would cry uncle. but yes I did sort of keep my neighbors in mind as some really liked what i had done with the front and back yard both.

Hi dragon. When we moved here three years ago the property was so barren! Oh, there were a few flowers around but nothing to write home about, you know? It was obvious that whoever lived here before us didn't care about what it looked like. To me, it was a blank canvas. I've been planting flower bulbs, bushes and trees since we moved in. I had been concentrating on doing near the house and expanding the herb garden out back (only chives were growing there when we moved in) but, last year, I got a late shipment of "Rembrant tulips" and some double daffodils. They arrived in the early fall. I thought about where to plant them for some time before it dawned on me that I should plant them where the neighbors would pass them by every day so I planted them at the beginning of our driveway. This Spring, they came up and looked so beautiful that several of our neighbors have stopped to comment on how lovely they are. Of course, I had to slow down and look at them every time I passed as well because they really did a lot to brighten up the driveway area. It has motivated me to do more around our property that borders the communal road. I know all about that Creeping Charlie! I pull up bunches of it every time I go outside... and I do mean EVERY time! That stuff is, well, just as you said... expletives deleted! Not much grows in our gravel driveway but that does! Grrrrr!!! Maybe I'll use poison on it on the driveway this year. I try not to use poisons at all but had to last year because the poison ivy from the woods was encroaching on my landscaped areas and I'm not about to touch it so I used an herbicide specifically made to kill poison ivy. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent just pulling Creeping Charlie up from the gravel driveway! Maybe an herbicide will kill the roots once and for all. Well, here's to gardening and brightening up not only our lives but the lives of our neighbors!

My across the street neighbor has thanked me for [planting the flowers in my yard for her to enjoy. The first time she did that, I thought she was kidding, but I found out that she was serious. She has mentioned several times since then how much she enjoys the flowers we plant in the front of the house. Another neighbor, the one who lives on the east of us, has thanked us for the tree we planted on the west side of our front yard, as it shades his house on the hot summer afternoons.

Hello, Dragon. I really admire people who know how to garden and raise beauty all around the place. I am unfortunate not to be gifted with green thumbs. I do not know anything about gardening. However, I am a great admirer of beauty created by nature.

I want our front lawn to be neat for the neighbors and myself, but I don't plant flowers so they have something nice to look at. I do have some flowers, but they are mostly to attract butterflies, bees and other beneficial bugs to help pollinate the garden and feed on pests. I have also planted blueberries, blackberries, key lime and satsuma in the front. The backyard is mostly vegetables and herbs, but it has a privacy fence (don't have to worry about all those raised beds looking beautiful). I garden because I enjoy it. Growing edibles does help with the grocery bill, but I get more satisfaction out eating something that I grew from a packet of seeds or a little plant from the hardware store. Good luck with your gardens!