Heard in the garden today:

“How do you get your hydrangea to be that color?”
(Buy the right hydrangea.)

“Love the baby’s breath.”
(It’s gallium verum, but no matter.)

"Look at these stargazers!"
(I don’t have any stargazers.)

“Do you take this in?”
(I take nothing in–all tender tubers and annuals are replaced yearly.)

“How do you keep your gardenia alive?”
(Barely.)

“This is one of the first gardens that smells like a garden.”
(YES—thank you!)

“Did you paint the mural? Did you make the sculpture?”
(Um, no.)

Horrible loud thrumming sound, like a generator.
(Oops—CD is skipping.)

“Do you take this in?”
(See above.)

“Thank you!”
(No—thank you!)