For me GT has been a true learning experience … so much knowledge in one place and filled with people who truly love to share that knowledge. I feel like I am a sponge.
I also don’t feel there are is any competition going on. Everyone is really excited about sharing what they are doing, how projects have turned out, ideas that they may have, their little “patch of dirt” in this massive world. Their efforts are appreciated here. Me, I love to see what others are doing. I get so excited for someone when they have planted their gardens, flowers are beginning to bloom or have finished a project. I especially love the garden “tours” ...
I also like the freedom that we can say … hmmmmm, maybe you should have moved that, or it needs this, I would have done it this way, or job well done. There is no malice in the constructive criticism.
And lastly, I really enjoy the “conversations or chatting” as I call it that goes on within this forum. People are just plain ol’ folk on here … sharing bits and pieces of their lives. That in my mind is priceless …
A gardening forum that is also a social forum … how much better can you get!!!
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b