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    I do have clothes that i keep just for the garden. BUT......

    More often that not, i go out to the garden with a coffee, see something small that needs to be done and do it...pick something trim something, deadhead etc and so on...

    ....then before i know it, i have spent several hours out there wiping my dirty muddy hands on my clothes kneeling on the ground weeding, thoroughly getting stuck in, then realise, i am wearing my good clothes/shoes which by this stage are now filthy

    Anyone else do this, or just me?
    VM
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    God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done

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    Oh I do that all the time. Sometimes, when coming home from work, I don't even make it to the house. I will see something that I absolutely MUST do right that very minute and before I know it half an hour has passed and the dogs are looking out the window at me.

    *Edit: I should point out that my work uniform is t-shirt and jeans.
    Last edited by KittyColdNose; 15-08-2014, 09:12 PM.
    When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
    If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

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    • #3
      I can really identify with this! I used to keep old clothes for the plot when I was working - now it all gets used! Plus which I have a dog who is keen on jumping up and seizing the hem of my top or my trousers in her teeth so I have quite a few bits which are mended The worst is my shoes which get really scuffed when I kneel down and do bits - must remember to put the wellies on! And then there are the nails which are non-existent now...
      Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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      • #4
        I no longer have "best" clothes - only gardening clothes
        Fortunately, nobody invites me to any smart clothes events any more - Fancy dress as a scarecrow maybe

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        • #5
          Me too!! I have more gardening clothes due to ruining my bestest ones by pottering around doing very small jobs that just can't wait Oh well who needs bestest clothes anyway!

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          • #6
            I put down granite slabs to create paths between beds which I do not walk on. That way my shoes stay clean. I wash my hands using the water from butts, to reduce muck spread. My beds are no dig, except to remove bindweed roots, so I spread compost, mostly home cooked, on the soil. Generally gardening is not a mucky business. I do change clothes when working on old furniture in the garage.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
              I no longer have "best" clothes - only gardening clothes
              Fortunately, nobody invites me to any smart clothes events any more - Fancy dress as a scarecrow maybe
              I was the very same for years until the other week when I had to buy some outfits for holiday.
              My blog - http://carol-allotmentheaven.blogspot.com/

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              • #8
                Originally posted by ButternutSquash View Post
                I put down granite slabs to create paths between beds which I do not walk on. That way my shoes stay clean. I wash my hands using the water from butts, to reduce muck spread. My beds are no dig, except to remove bindweed roots, so I spread compost, mostly home cooked, on the soil. Generally gardening is not a mucky business. I do change clothes when working on old furniture in the garage.

                Not just me then. I dont go anywhere fancy either. I have had some strange looks when picking the children up from school though. gardening gloves, i have them, several pairs, but by the time i have remembered (which isnt often) its already too late.

                Butternutsquash, i am in awe, i only have to look at the garden and i can feel the mud sticking.
                If someone has lost their smile, give them one of yours. :

                Children seldom misquote you. In fact they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said

                God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done

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                • #9
                  I do the same, it's worse now I wear a uniform for work(white tunic!) luckily I have enough to wear during the week
                  Dogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderful

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                  • #10
                    I just dress scruffy 24/7.
                    Potty by name Potty by nature.

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                    • #11
                      I wear old, tatty,scruffy clothes and feel perfectly happy, get very dirty etc, it's when I get hone, park on the drive and a neighbour spots me and wants to talk ..................!
                      DottyR

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                      • #12
                        Whatever I put on in the morning are gardening clothes as that's where I spend most of my time.
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                        • #13
                          I garden in what ever clothes I'm wearing at the time and so long as I check my knees before going out of the front door it works out fine.
                          Location....East Midlands.

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                          • #14
                            When I remember, I slip a pair of knee pads on over my jeans.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                              When I remember, I slip a pair of knee pads on over my jeans.
                              Oh, I do have a wonderful piccy of you in my mind now, hope they don't 'clash' with your jeans.
                              DottyR

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