Thanks to all of you who commented on yesterday's post.
I found out today that a blogger at the Baltimore Sun wrote:
Gardening with Gen Y...or Not?
I was perturbed by the sweeping generalizations once again being made, this time by traditional media - what gets me is the "hype" blog author Susan Reimer refers to regarding Gen Y:
AND I QUOTE
They aren't interested in gardening and outdoor life.
They are too busy playing video games and hanging out together.
And they lack the work ethic you need to sustain a garden.
Get a life.
BUT what I adore is the comments left on the post. Brilliant!
We're here. We're paying attention. And we're more organized than we seem.
Oct 2, 2009
Follow up on the Nonsense
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3 comments:
Enjoyed the links. I think what she meant to write is 'Hey, kids, Get on my lawn!'
I am a Gen Y (29 yrs), and I planted my first garden in a rental house when I was a sophomore in college. I was 19. I planted marigolds and dianthus. My roommates thought I was crazy at first, but then one of them got some passalong gladioli bulbs from her grandma. We had glads all around the deck. I've planted something in every house I've lived in since.
Even so, I do think I am an exception to the rule. Many more women of Gen Y are establishing careers before they establish a "home" and a garden. This has nothing to do with work ethic or attention spans or a dislike of outdoor life. How many people (even from Susan Reimer's generation) really get into gardening before they own a home?
ROFLMAO @ "Hey, Kids, Get on my lawn."
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