Started my new job yesterday

[ChanellG]

Congrats on the new job!! Starting a new job is always a really exciting experience! Congrats! I might end up working at a gardening store as well in the near future! I think that kind of job is perfect for you, because you love plants so much and you know a lot on the topic =D Best of luck, I hope you have a lot fun!

Thanks, Trellum! It really is nice to talk about something you're passionate about all day and not get glazed looks from those who are disinterested. Yesterday I talked to a few different people who were either just starting gardens for the first time, or hadn't had a lot of success. It's nice to be able to share what I have learned to help them.

 

[Cereus]

Congrats! It's enviable when someone can have a job doing what they love haha. I always found the gardening centers so much better to hang around at in stores because they're so pretty and the staff usually care more than the ones in other departments.

 

[kevinkimers]

Awesome! have lots of fun there. Working in the garden section will be great for you!

 

[zigs]

At last a real Gardener working in a place like that

Could you come over & sort our B&Q out?

 

[CanadianLori]

TE="ChanellG, post: 46483, member: 199"]Thanks, Trellum! It really is nice to talk about something you're passionate about all day and not get glazed looks from those who are disinterested. Yesterday I talked to a few different people who were either just starting gardens for the first time, or hadn't had a lot of success. It's nice to be able to share what I have learned to help them.[/QUOTE]



Glazed looks? So that is what that is. That coupled with polite silence is what I often experience. I am envious of you. You get to deal with people who insist on talking garden!!!

 

[muddyfingers]

Aw, thank you! That's really kind of you to say. It's going to be a little rough for a while going in at 5:30 in the morning (beginning next week), but I'll be around to help people plan their gardens when it's most busy, which will be nerve-wracking if it's super busy, but still fun since I get to talk about plants



Finally, right? LOL It's seasonal. but I am hoping to stay on even just part-time in the fall. I chatted with some beginner and amateur gardeners today and was able to give them some ideas for things they weren't aware of. It's nice to be able to do something that will actually mean something.

Even when it gets tiring, I hope you'd enjoy. And I think you most probably will, knowing that you're working with the things you love most.

 

[ChanellG]

Glazed looks? So that is what that is. That coupled with polite silence is what I often experience. I am envious of you. You get to deal with people who insist on talking garden!!!

Actually, I am the one who insists on talking garden, lol. Most people are in too much of a hurry or they want the easy solution, not understanding that isn't necessarily what is best. (Especially when it comes to unwanted wild plants and bad garden bugs!)

It's great though to talk to someone just starting and excited about their new garden.

 

[ChanellG]

Even when it gets tiring, I hope you'd enjoy. And I think you most probably will, knowing that you're working with the things you love most.

I think I will too; you know that feeling of exhaustion combined with satisfaction? LOL!

At last a real Gardener working in a place like that

Could you come over & sort our B&Q out?

On my way!

Awesome! have lots of fun there. Working in the garden section will be great for you!

Thanks! So far so good!

Congrats! It's enviable when someone can have a job doing what they love haha. I always found the gardening centers so much better to hang around at in stores because they're so pretty and the staff usually care more than the ones in other departments.

I only hope it will continue to be that way. I like being able to be outdoors to enjoy the sunshine and all the lovely plants. I remember working in an office once with no windows and not knowing if was light, dark, raining, or sunny out. Very odd sense of deprivation

 

[Trellum]

Thanks, Trellum! It really is nice to talk about something you're passionate about all day and not get glazed looks from those who are disinterested. Yesterday I talked to a few different people who were either just starting gardens for the first time, or hadn't had a lot of success. It's nice to be able to share what I have learned to help them.

Yeah, I can imagine! You are now like a gardening teacher, hehehe! Because you are helping all those folks out with their gardens Plus, I'd totally love to work in a place like that (I might), because is in places like that you can actually learn a lot things!

 

[CanadianLori]

Oh, oh. Just realized that I am guilty of not stopping to chat with gardening guru's.

Note to self, ssss, smile, stop, schnooze, shop....

 

[ChanellG]

Yeah, I can imagine! You are now like a gardening teacher, hehehe! Because you are helping all those folks out with their gardens Plus, I'd totally love to work in a place like that (I might), because is in places like that you can actually learn a lot things!

It's true! Yesterday I learned that you have to change the oil in a riding mower after every five hours of usage. Not that I ever plan on owning one - getting a little old to maintain that much grass, lol! I also learned a few things about laying down pavers...

 

[ChanellG]

Oh, oh. Just realized that I am guilty of not stopping to chat with gardening guru's.

Note to self, ssss, smile, stop, schnooze, shop....

Yeah, no, that doesn't happen at my store. Almost everyone stops to talk to me, lol. Quite often they are asking me about stuff in other departments I know NOTHING about! Most of the time though, I 'm able to find the thing, or find someone else who can find it. Sometimes it's had to get tasks completed.

 

[Trellum]

It's true! Yesterday I learned that you have to change the oil in a riding mower after every five hours of usage. Not that I ever plan on owning one - getting a little old to maintain that much grass, lol! I also learned a few things about laying down pavers...

Awesome! See we all can learn something new =D You already know a lot on this subject tho, but I'm sure there is always something new we can all learn out there =D

 

[ACSAPA]

Thanks, Trellum! It really is nice to talk about something you're passionate about all day and not get glazed looks from those who are disinterested. Yesterday I talked to a few different people who were either just starting gardens for the first time, or hadn't had a lot of success. It's nice to be able to share what I have learned to help them.

You are perfect for that job because of your extensive plant knowledge.
They're lucky to have you on their team.

 

[LIcenter]

You are perfect for that job because of your extensive plant knowledge.
They're lucky to have you on their team.

I've only been here a short time, and I picked it up immediately on her knowledge, and caring of the plant world. Well said ACSAPA.