posted June 23, 2012 05:20 PM            

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AQUARIUS

Tolerance is the Aquarian's strong suit, and it is a good trait in a gardener; but it is also the sign of a dreamer. There is a danger that in their own gardens, Aquarians' dreams will never be translated into reality. By concentrating on designing gardens for other people, they can get round this problem neatly. Aquarians' ideas are likely to be futuristic: pergolas of spun steel, water gardens of Perspex, laser light shows among the lilies.

PISCES

Pisceans are apt to be lazy and to take the line of least resistance. They will welcome the vogue for wild-flower gardens and the notion of letting the garden take care of itself. This is fine, as long as its their own garden and not their employer's. Pisceans are intuitive. They will recognise that a plant is in difficulties before it is past saving. They are also naturally co-operative: good people to have in communal gardens.

ARIES

Ariens are good at getting round obstacles, and are extremely energetic. Call one in when you want to demolish a rotting greenhouse or circumvent a drain. They also like quick results, which makes them impatient gardeners. They will be more likely to choose a quick-growing shrub such as mallow rather than a slow-growing but far more beautiful one such as daphne.

TAURUS

Taureans make ideal gardeners because they are tenacious enough to stick at the grimmest of jobs: clearing stones from a newly dug bed, raking leaves. The Taurean's worst fault is stubborness. They do not accept advice easily. Home life is important to them, and that includes the garden. Taureans do not believe in short cuts, the downfall of more flamboyant Leos. They always read the instructions on the back of weedkiller packs.

GEMINI

Geminis love variety and change, and are likely to move house more frequently than those born under other signs. Their gardens will be full of annuals and bedding plants. They will go in for pots rather than permanent plantings. Because gardening will be only one of several interests, the garden will never quite get the attention it deserves; but Geminis are good at pretending to know more than they do. They are archetypal buyers of gadgets.

CANCER

Cancerians like looking after things, but they sometimes make a simple nurturing job much more complex than need be. They are likely to specialise in difficult alpine plants, and to invent complex life-support systems for house plants when they go away for a weekend. They will enjoy raising cuttings and seeds, particularly the type that take more than a year to germinate.

LEO

Leos like working towards some specific goal and, since they also enjoy being in the limelight, they are happier seeing their flowers on the show bench than in the garden. Outrageous flowers, such as gladioli and dahlias, chrysanthemums and begonias, will be much more their thing than tasteful euphorbias and hellebores. And they like giving things away, so they can be useful friends.

VIRGO

Virgoans are good planners and organisers, but fret if things are not going as they should, which happens more often than not in gardening. They are best left to work on their own for they can be hypercritical, often unfairly, of other people's efforts in their patch. They are not afraid of hard work: set them to shift railway sleepers, or to turn your compost heap.

LIBRA

There should be a Libran on the committee of every gardening club, for they are diplomatic, love harmony and are brilliant mediators. Compromise can lead to indecision, though, in the matter of their own gardens. A white rose or a yellow one to climb round the porch? Pinks or pansies in the front border? When they have decided, the result will be enviable. Librans get their gardens into all the best books.

SCORPIO

Scorpios have beady eyes for their own and everyone else's business. They will be able to give you a run-down on the cheapest source of supply for anything from compost to petunias. Unfortunately, the periscope head that looms over the garden fence when you least want to talk is also apt to be a Scorpio's. In conversation, avoid contentious issues such as peat and pesticides.

SAGITTARIUS

Sagittarians are blunt. At worst, this can be hurtful. At best, it can open your eyes to some of the more pretentious aspects of gardening. Is your treillage trompe l'oeil really necessary? Was it, after all, a good idea to make a border of green-flowered plants? However Sagittarians do not sulk and they are forgiving; but they seldom learn from the mistakes they have made. They murder more rhododendrons than any other group of gardeners.

CAPRICORN

Economical is the polite way to describe Capricorn gardeners. They are the ones who save their own seeds, wrapped in screws of paper in old Ovaltine tins. Capricorn people are practical and will work hard to achieve results. This asset should not be underestimated. They Their self-discipline extends even to hideous chores, such as scrubbing down the greenhouse glass.

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CAPRICORN

''Economical is the polite way to describe Capricorn gardeners. They are the ones who save their own seeds, wrapped in screws of paper in old Ovaltine tins. ''

posted June 24, 2012 01:37 PM            

Tolerance is the Aquarian's strong suit, and it is a good trait in a gardener; but it is also the sign of a dreamer. There is a danger that in their own gardens, Aquarians' dreams will never be translated into reality. By concentrating on designing gardens for other people, they can get round this problem neatly. Aquarians' ideas are likely to be futuristic: pergolas of spun steel, water gardens of Perspex, laser light shows among the lilies.

CAPRICORN (ascendant)

Economical is the polite way to describe Capricorn gardeners. They are the ones who save their own seeds, wrapped in screws of paper in old Ovaltine tins. Capricorn people are practical and will work hard to achieve results. This asset should not be underestimated. They Their self-discipline extends even to hideous chores, such as scrubbing down the greenhouse glass.

Put them together in one juni and the Creator made a superb gardner