While we were travelling home from Whangarei on Sunday after spending the weekend with family, some English expressions that refer to gardening came to mind so I jotted them down in my notebook. I haven’t explained what they mean as it is sometimes debatable but please feel free to research them for this. Bear in mind that some of these expressions are old and they might not be used much in every day conversation, either. Note also that a lot of them have very negative connotations and are even downright nasty. I thought it would be a good idea to warn you in advance as you might not want to read this post. I’m not sure why this is because for me, gardening is my passion and I absolutely love it. I created our garden from scratch and it is a little sanctuary where I can escape and where I feel so much peace. I find it strange that so much gardening vocabulary is so negative, whether it stands alone or is part of a phrase.
Most of my audience is overseas. I thought sharing these idioms might be interesting for people who have a different first language. I wonder if there is a similar expression in other languages or if there are other gardening-related metaphors with a different meaning. I’m sure there are many expressions that I have overlooked but this is what came to mind without conducting any research. Because there are so many that I thought of, I will cover this topic over a series of blog posts. In this post, I have focused on fruit, veggies and flowers. Apples
Cherries
Grapes
Other fruit
Veggies
Roses
Flowers
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