Results: National Gardening Day
Published on 04/14/2025
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1.
How would you describe your gardening style?
I'm a minimalist – simple, easy-to-care-for plants.
26%
725 votes
I love variety – my garden is a colorful mix of plants.
22%
617 votes
I'm all about sustainability – I focus on native plants and eco-friendly practices.
6%
172 votes
I'm still learning and experimenting!
12%
331 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
33 votes
Not Applicable
33%
922 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.53% | 10 | |
| None | 0.16% | 3 |
| vegetable plants. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I used to love gardening of flowers, plants and veggie gardens; now I may only hope to see beautiful nature around the earth. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I grow plants & herbs that supply food! | 0.05% | 1 |
| I am a farmer | 0.05% | 1 |
| fragrant bulbs | 0.05% | 1 |
| have an indoor garden only and this survey doesn't seem to be for me. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Used to have a 1 acre plot growing everything we could, including herbs. Can't do it anymore. | 0.05% | 1 |
| only perennials | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't have a garden | 0.05% | 1 |
| balcony | 0.05% | 1 |
| raised bed garden, no kneeling | 0.05% | 1 |
| Combination of all of the above | 0.05% | 1 |
| I no longer have a garden as the deer population here is to heavy and eat all I plant. | 0.05% | 1 |
| I have 2 brown thumbs so no gardening for me. | 0.05% | 1 |
| veggies and lots of them (mostly tomatoes and cucumbers | 0.05% | 1 |
| Vegetable gardening | 0.05% | 1 |
| Mostly I garden to eat, & to can for the following year | 0.05% | 1 |
| No longer able to have and tend to a garden | 0.05% | 1 |
| I despise this activity! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Silk plants | 0.05% | 1 |
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2.
Have you started planting anything for your garden yet? Yes
22%
624 votes
No
45%
1252 votes
Not Applicable
33%
924 votes
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3.
What's the most unusual plant you've ever grown ? Exotic tropical plants (like bananas or pineapples).
7%
201 votes
Unique flowers (like black tulips or orchids).
10%
278 votes
Uncommon vegetables (like heirloom tomatoes or purple carrots).
12%
338 votes
I like to stick with the classics – no unusual plants for me!
32%
905 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
43 votes
Not Applicable
37%
1035 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.34% | 6 | |
| Eco friendly plants | 0.06% | 1 |
| Brugmansia | 0.06% | 1 |
| Gardens , roses , grass & other flowers | 0.06% | 1 |
| lemon tree | 0.06% | 1 |
| Cactus | 0.06% | 1 |
| cestus | 0.06% | 1 |
| Poinsettia Plant | 0.06% | 1 |
| Ginger | 0.06% | 1 |
| Many Cactuses | 0.06% | 1 |
| Kiwi | 0.06% | 1 |
| Smoking herbs! Ho, ho, ho! | 0.06% | 1 |
| A black bloom Daylily. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Radishes | 0.06% | 1 |
| Sunflower | 0.06% | 1 |
| holly bush in zone 3 | 0.06% | 1 |
| Whatever grows well in my area and preferably naturalizes | 0.06% | 1 |
| unique flowers, uncommon veggies, uncommon fruits | 0.06% | 1 |
| Christmas,Thanksgiving and Easter Cactus. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Venus fly trap | 0.06% | 1 |
| Accidentally planted Cow Itch one time. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Marijuana | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mixture | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have 2 apple trees in my yard that I started from seeds. Trees are now over 12 ft. high. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mangoe | 0.06% | 1 |
| Comfrey | 0.06% | 1 |
| Horseradish, now 50 years old | 0.06% | 1 |
| lilac trees | 0.06% | 1 |
| Globe Thistle, grows 6ft tall, bees love it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Desert Rose | 0.06% | 1 |
| tomatillo | 0.06% | 1 |
| Black berry bush | 0.06% | 1 |
| Whatever I don't manage to kill | 0.06% | 1 |
| sun dews | 0.06% | 1 |
| Orchids plus more that are on this list | 0.06% | 1 |
| Ponytail palm | 0.06% | 1 |
| scallions | 0.06% | 1 |
| plumeria | 0.06% | 1 |
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4.
What's your biggest gardening challenge? Keeping plants alive, especially during extreme weather.
21%
586 votes
Finding the time to care for my garden.
12%
349 votes
Pest control and dealing with insects.
14%
402 votes
Getting the right balance of sunlight and water for each plant.
14%
388 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
81 votes
Not Applicable
36%
994 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| deer | 0.44% | 8 |
| 0.33% | 6 | |
| weeds | 0.28% | 5 |
| weeding | 0.28% | 5 |
| rabbits | 0.11% | 2 |
| my dog | 0.06% | 1 |
| keeping the deer out of my garden | 0.06% | 1 |
| very dry summers | 0.06% | 1 |
| Weeds. I found Preen it really works. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Deer, groundhogs, rabbits | 0.06% | 1 |
| Knowing when to stop planting. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Mobility issues | 0.06% | 1 |
| I am disabled | 0.06% | 1 |
| dealing with gopher, moles, voles and marmots. | 0.06% | 1 |
| At the rear of our old property we had blackberry bushes so I became a blackberry farmer. Keeping them cut back so that I could get at the berries was the hardest task. | 0.06% | 1 |
| making sure our gardeners take care of what we feel needs doing | 0.06% | 1 |
| wildlife eat the plants | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not having a place to grow a garden!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| flooding in my garden but not every year . | 0.06% | 1 |
| Gardening (especially weeding) is a challenge for people with arthritis! | 0.06% | 1 |
| keep small anamals out of my plants | 0.06% | 1 |
| had to move to apartment and have very limited balcony space | 0.06% | 1 |
| Wind. I live next to the ocean | 0.06% | 1 |
| Biggest challenge for me is physically keeping up with all the work. My mind says "keep going" my body says "yeah, good luck with that". | 0.06% | 1 |
| Difficulty in maintenance due to physical limitations | 0.06% | 1 |
| Keeping the deer, rabbits & squirrels out of the garden. I do container gardening on my deck for veggies. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don t get sunlight where I used to garden | 0.06% | 1 |
| Rust and mildew | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not much interest | 0.06% | 1 |
| keeping deer and animals out of the garden | 0.06% | 1 |
| Gophers, ground squirrels, Jackrabbits, deer, bear, raccoon, and last but certainly not least, global warming/climate change (and its accompanying extended drought conditions here in the Sierras in Central California). | 0.06% | 1 |
| fighting all the weeds | 0.06% | 1 |
| Deer, rabbits, & squirrels. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Deer and gophers. | 0.06% | 1 |
| keeping the weeds out | 0.06% | 1 |
| Growing plants in pots | 0.06% | 1 |
| The sun kills everything out here. I've given up on Gardens whether they're vegetables or flowers. I used to love gardening back in the Midwest. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have house plants no garden and a few succulents on patio | 0.06% | 1 |
| Rabbits eating the plants | 0.06% | 1 |
| having spce for a garden | 0.06% | 1 |
| Keeping the landscapers from mowing it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Keeping the deer and groundhogs away | 0.06% | 1 |
| Cats | 0.06% | 1 |
| getting down to the ground to plant or weed or harvest. I need raised beds. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Keeping weeds under control | 0.06% | 1 |
| keeping the feral cats away | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have a BLACK thumb. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Accepting that, as I get older, I need to streamline my garden. | 0.06% | 1 |
| deer - raccoons | 0.06% | 1 |
| weed | 0.06% | 1 |
| All of the above answers | 0.06% | 1 |
| Keeping track of where I planted everything so I can do crop rotation | 0.06% | 1 |
| keeping deer and rabbit out of my garden | 0.06% | 1 |
| Deer, rabbits, and squirrels love eating and killing my flowers and shrubs. | 0.06% | 1 |
| rabbits and deer | 0.06% | 1 |
| Weeds. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm disabled, can't get down | 0.06% | 1 |
| bunnies & deer eating them | 0.06% | 1 |
| overcrowding | 0.06% | 1 |
| Protecting them from native born animals (deer, gophers, rabbits, groundhogs, raccoons, foxes, etc.) | 0.06% | 1 |
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