Gardening is still a 'soft' hobby for me, so resources dedicated to the endeavor have been small. My gardening interests and goals are still evolving too, so I probably wouldn't name my property or garden until it had my undivided attention and a precise design intent.

Being in Florida, growing tropicals like I do is a little passe. I'd probably have to keep a carved emblem of an old rusty lock and name the garden something ridiculous like Fergott-Mai Cay if I had any hope of not sounding pretentious.

Mike

Hi Michael

I did not think of naming my garden yet....one word that comes to mind and that I like and is very often used is a "secret garden". I will be working on the mystery for the years to come.:)

Silvia

Well, we name our boulders, and the path that runs through them. It's important to us because with 1.5 acres on a boulder studded steep hill, we are not sure what is planted where. We have Rocky Top. That is the highest point on our property and hosts 2 delicious fig trees and one big potted Avocado. Just down South West from Rocky top is Apple Valley. There we have a couple Pomegranates, 2 fig trees, an amazing Macadamia tree, and the old Anna Apple. If you choose to wander down Olive Lane, you will be hosted by two Olive trees at the entrance. As you pass through, you will encounter a fig and a persimmon on the left and many fig and citrus trees on all sides. Then comes Eagle Rock. Make a decision. Go this way or that... Then you have House Rock which protects Avocado valley. Fig trees flank it, but when you get down to Avocado Valley you find 2 amazing Avocados, 2 amazing Pakistan Mulberries, the plant that keeps our gophers dying (ricin producing Castor Plant), and another baby Anna Apple. We will be planting a male and female pistachio tree there also. To the left of Olive Lane next to Eagle Rock is the vineyard. If I named the entire thing, I'd call it Paradise Mountain.

I forgot brick road. That's a path a previous owner made that winds through the vineyard and the plum, peach and apricot. Did I mention there are citrus everywhere?

Rose Haven

Hi

When I first started mine I called it "mortgage manor" Now that the plot is paid for call it "Tara populated with yankees " gary

I called it Port Lucie's Botanical Garden, before PSL had one. I guess I need to change it now. I try to grow everything and anything that will survive here, but it took years of trying to figure it out. And I am still learning.

All of you are making me laugh!

My friends all joke that I have a talk show called "Gardening with Carol". I don't, of course, but they are referring to most conversations they have with me.

I named one of my gardens even had a lil sign, but that is gone now weather took it's toll, the garden/island is fine and so is Mary as in "Mary, Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow?' Mary is sitting on her bench with her dog "Scotty"

I should have named it Weedland when it was. Now it's My Yard.

Carol, your friends nailed you! lol. I can see that you like the teaching aspect of gardening...

Silvia

The only actual sign I have is a tin Bourbon Street sign I bought when I lived in Louisiana LOL. I don't think I'd name my garden but probably name the farm. 4 acres isn't much of a farm though better to wait till after we move.

aputernut: love love love your garden lantern! What a cute garden you have :)

I don't know if I would go as far as putting up a sign, but maybe. Before I do that I want to put up a sign post with "Where My Beaches At?" and then have directional signs with accurate angles and distances (there's an app for that) to various beaches I have been to. I think the idea of naming a garden could be simply taking ownership of the design and plants. It is saying, "This isn't just a garden around my house, it is MY garden." And understandably not everyone would look at their gardens that way.