Hey, there s no shame in being a gardening man. In the U.S., the great majority of serious gardeners are women. Some deep thinkers theorize that the roots of the genderization of gardening run deep into early human civilization, when women were the gardeners and gatherers and men were the hunters. Others will say that men do not relate easily to the nurturing aspect of gardening. But those theories overlook the obvious.
Gardening requires a commitment.
For most of us guys, that dreaded c word sends us running as fast as we can in the other direction. Oh, sure, as we mature, we try to tell ourselves that it s time to settle down and plant some perennials or shrubs in one place. We give in and accept that we ll be looking at those same danged perennials the rest of our lives, watching them get older and fatter. But then, sure enough, as soon as we get that garden planted, our eyes start roving to other gardens in the neighborhood. Oooh, see how much younger that one looks.