I hate gardening?

Question

Having completed a long and heavy session in our garden just before the rain, my wife said to me, "At least the rain will green the garden over again and be good for the grass."

If I used this as a defence for muder would, itsuceed?

Answer 1

If I am on the Jury then "You re going down !!!"

Answer 2

No excuse, but a pretty good reason!

Still, to prevent a possible crime scene next year, I can suggest something. I became disabled a few years back, just when I was developing an interest in gardening.

My solution was to change over to container gardening. Instead of planting flower beds in the ground, I bought a bunch of interesting looking pots and grow all kinds of color in them. No more stooping and crawling around in the dirt and rocks. I can actually sit comfortably on a stool, weeding, trimming away dead tissue, repotting and pretty much everything else. Even when weeds pop up in the dirt between the pots can be easily hoed out from a sitting position.

Now, during California's long growing season, I find myself clappy as a ham!

Answer 3

Dances with Unicorns!!! Friend girl, speak your mind, don't hold back, be frank, Earnest!

Erm, if you keep up with the weeds on a daily basis, it isn't all that bad. Anyone can eat an elephant. One bite at a time. You should see the herds of elephants in my vegie and flower gardens -- and the 1 acre needs mowing.

As for your defense's success, only in Texas are there still quaint old antiquated loopholes. Think they are called "nooses". I'll send one to your wife.

Buntslever -- (sorry about mangling your name) toast back! I'll have a gin and tonic!

Answer 4

This is attitude!
I used to hate gardening. Then I got the kids to plant seeds and watch them grow. And I got hooked!
On your way to work, notice gardens, try and name the trees and plants that you see. Photograph before and after pics of your garden. Think of your garden as an outside room of your house.
When you have finished all the hard labouring, the rest is down hill. Think how nice it would be to take a chair out into your nice new garden, with a cool pint of lager or whatever, and admire the view.
And think to yourself. "I did all that".
Gardening then takes on a whole new concept.

Answer 5

if you really do not like doing the garden
(a) get the wife to do it
(b) pave it over
you could always have a few pots to brighten things up

personally I love it but this rain is driving me nut's, the slugs and snails are out in force this year.

Answer 6

You could definetly try it as the old PMS defense (Putting up with My Spouse) But since I am a gardening fanatic, pray I am not on your jury; your wife is right!

Answer 7

I hated it as a child, but learned to love it as an adult, I love watching things grow and become beautiful..maybe you just hate the chores part of it? My husband used to hate it too, now he plants his own things and frets like a mommy about them.. maybe it's the hard work, not the fun stuff she has you do, could that be it..or is it the company? LOL

Answer 8

Ha ha I like this question - I must admit though when it rains it does make the grass go greener oh and the mud browner :o)

Answer 9

Ha Ha if it is let me know i hate grass (the garden type) good question this

Answer 10

No, and quite frankly, I get tired of hearing about men who don't want to help their wives' hobbies, but expect their wife to put up with whatever hobby THEY have. Not to mention the men who like the produce that COMES from the garden, but don't want to help with the work. But what I like least of all are men who put down their wife or their wives' hobbies to other people.

I'd say you need to apologize to her, even if you never said a word. You sound like a whiner, a wanker, and a jerk. Maybe she should ditch YOU.

Answer 11

Only in Texas. I'm also told that the simple defense "he needed killin'" goes over pretty well there, too. ... JK ... be nice. Tell your wife that will be wonderful and that next time it's HER turn to do the yard work.