Comments on Growing in Chicago: What to wear in the garden

I have an old "big white shirt" that I like to wea...

2009-12-28T17:06:48.324-06:00

I have an old "big white shirt" that I like to wear with jeans when gardening. Yeah, it gets dirty, but I feel so gardeny in it!

I think she's really a mannequin ... a scare crow,...

2009-12-05T14:34:47.207-06:00

I think she's really a mannequin ... a scare crow, as you will ... just nonchalantly fingering the plants, but when her motion detector signals an intruder, she goes bazerk!

What can I say? I'll trash my rubber boots right t...

2009-12-05T14:27:43.926-06:00

What can I say? I'll trash my rubber boots right this instant!

those shoes might be good for the turf - but she c...

2009-11-20T09:57:49.073-06:00

those shoes might be good for the turf - but she could get stuck - live scarecrow?
I like the pockets in overalls - in fact just to look really crazy I think I'll sew on more

That is one of the funniest fashion shots I've see...

2009-11-19T09:01:58.398-06:00

That is one of the funniest fashion shots I've seen in a while - thanks for the laugh! Actually, I used to wonder about the old Smith and Hawken clothes photos. Although they were for real gardeners they still didn't look like what I'd wear in the garden. Old shorts and t-shirts for me!

I like your idea of marking your gardening T-shirt...

2009-11-18T21:04:59.023-06:00

I like your idea of marking your gardening T-shirts with a black X so that you don't accidently wear them out in the world. Because I didn't think of this myself, I have frightened people at the supermarket--although that could also be because they saw my fingernails.

Well, at least the colors are practical. Looks lik...

2009-11-18T18:58:11.176-06:00

Well, at least the colors are practical. Looks like a groovy outfit for meeting Fernando for drinks, but my gardening wardrobe consists of cargo pants, double t-shirts, a ball cap and tennis shoes. It's a great look for a 7th grade boy. The fact that I'm a 46-year-old woman is irrelevant.

That's hilarious! All she's missing is the $165 m...

2009-11-18T18:05:34.681-06:00

That's hilarious!

All she's missing is the $165 monogrammed shovel.

What a joke, Beth. She may wear those clothes in ...

2009-11-18T17:47:45.230-06:00

What a joke, Beth. She may wear those clothes in the garden but she certainly isn't going to do any serious gardening in them.

I'm surprised she doesn't have a huge hat on to complete the ridiculous outfit.

They would do well to hire you as a garden stylist.

I think my garden wardrobe is like yours. There are people in my neighborhood that don't

I like the little blue pickup truck but I don't se...

2009-11-18T16:42:18.178-06:00

I like the little blue pickup truck but I don't see her driving it with those shoes!
My garden uniform is similar to yours. I'm glad I'm not the only one with a hierarchy of old t-shirts and jeans.