Earth Signs & most especially Taurus are meant to be Earth-Angelic at gardening, green-fingered Druidic types able to coax flowery shrubs and magical herbs from even the most arid of soil. That’s the trad. I tried to research “famous gardeners” for clues but many of them were blessed with fabulous estates, an amazing vision and army of gardeners to manifest it. I am more interested in the amateur home gardener persona;
Are you…
(a) A genius of the garden – you have but to walk forth in beauty & chamomile lawns + gardenias spring up in your scented wake?
(b) A worker bee but brilliant – you have methodically researched the whole thing & your garden, no matter what size, functions appropriately?
(c) Able to scorch even the most hardiest bamboo plant with one withering glance – seriously you can defoliate anything?
(d) Not into staying one place long enough to even give a shit about such a naff question?
(e) Anti-gardens/gardening as bourgeois construct – you care only for Wildcraft and will not eat nor even look at plants that are not official weeds.
Please pick the option above that MOST closely aligns with your stance and add also your Sun, Rising and/or Moon sign so that we may get some data here in the Comments.
Tags: Astrology, astrology garden, astrology gardening, astrology gardens, Capricorn, Chamomile lawns, Earth Angelic, Earth Signs, Gardenia, Gardenia astrology, Taurus, Virgo, Wildcraft
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I’ve just done a chart for my garden, from the moment I took ownership of the patch of grass. Sun in aries in the 10th trine pluto in sagg, with mars in virgo trine neptune in cap in the 6th. If that means I’ve transformed it by enjoyable hard work, and it is a place where I find satisfaction from order and long term transformation, it is pretty accurate. I suppose the next step is to look at the chart for my relationship with my garden, or is that just too weird?
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I am an A!!
I LOVE gardenning, it’s my sanctuary where I sit amongst beauty and ground myself or talk to the moon. I plant for beauty and function. Hedges and flowering plants (loys of pink!), mixed with herbs and vegetables. Loads of marigolds to keep the pests away and I plant by the phrases of the moon. All organic plants, fertilisers,even the soil! I love to see the butterflies and encourage my daughter to look for the fairies, we leave crystals out for them. My dad had me grafting plants as a kid, its very natural to me and I am always blown away by the difference in plant growth when you talk to them. I planted lilly pilly hedges around a house I had years ago but would tend to only talk to the ones on the back fence, they were double the size of the other plants!!
I’m a Scorp with Cancer rising
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(c)
very upsetting as i love plants. I bought $500 worth of plants for my tiny balcony when i moved into my new apartment 2 years ago and all of them died eventually. It’s not through lack of care either.I once willed one of my favourite unusual succulent plants back to life by wrapping a piece of paper containing the words “i love you” around it’s little trunk. I think i got another 6 months from it before it died again.
moon in Sag, Cap rising
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Don’t cry robots. Balconies can be hell for plants depending on the direction they face etc. I doubt you killed them. More likely the conditions.
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*sniff* I think you’re right Über. That balcony has bad feng shui. It faces south and is very damp too… not much sun, very windy. Even the jade plant i have there at the moment is kinda struggling and i bought it ’cause i heard it’s pretty much impossible to kill.
I’m not giving up hope. I don’t intend to be in this place for the rest of my life. I would like a real backyard one day… a proper garden.
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This is where you can develop your b) strengths! Very few plants will grow in such conditions, but some research might come up with a few ideas. Try looking for plants which like coastal conditions. Wrapping in paper cut down the wind so can you create a bit of wind protection to give them a fighting chance of getting established? Not so much a barrier as a filter, an open weave blind, a row of bamboo canes, that sort of thing. Sorry, boring, practical, toro advice!
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thanks for the tips Bella, i actually love practical advice! I have mars in Virgo.
I’ve also got Jupiter in Taurus in 4th house.
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oh, that was me. Forgot to log in
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I’m very much an A-type person. I’ve had plants come up in the garden and suprize me -because I never planted them. I grow lots of herb pots and have a small veggie garden.
I’m a Taurus – gemini cusp
My Asc is Aquarius – pisces cusp
My moon is solid in pisces
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Libran (near Scorpio cusp), Aquarius Rising, Moon in Aries. I’m an almost (b)! When I put a little effort in it works. Currently have lavender in a beautiful blue and white pot, growing like a triffid. The rosemary in a matching pot (of course) has only fallen behind because I keep using it in cooking… Earth signs? Virgo in Venus, Uranus & Pluto, Taurus in Jupiter.
My mother’s an (a), a brilliant gardener: Sun, Mercury and Mars in Capricorn. Moon, Venus and Rising in Sagittarius. Sends me batty. Has no appreciation for any kind of sitting-still activity.
Dad is a (c) Scorpio who has ripped the flowers off tomato plants because “they’ll get in the way of the tomatoes”.
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Oh, and something i always love to think about. The man who planned the Botanical gardens in Melbourne. Go see em, specially in spring or autumn, they are spectacular, and what is most spectacular about them is their sweeping vistas and carefully planned views. Yet, one day while i was standing there yet again being impressed by the incredible oak and elm trees etc etc, I realised that the chap who’d planned all of this knew that he would never live to see it in its full glory. I forgot this guy’s name, but I’d love to know more about him. I mean, all the amazing trees in there are about 100 years old, which is when he laid the Gardens out. They are in their prime NOW
What sort of person thinks this far forward, and knowing that not by a long shot will he see the results. I think this is amazing
The other thing i find amazing about gardeners, and why I am trying to become one is their incredible patience.-
Ah Seabird, you have nailed the essence of a landscape architect. You HAVE to think long term. I always take the view that I appreciate the benefits of previous generations, so my contributions to the landscape are for future generations. It’s a very satisfying feeling of being part of the continuum of creation and re-creation of our wondeful environments. I know I will never see my creations at their prime, but that does not matter. Oaks in their prime after 100 years? Give them another 500 years and they will be magnificent.
David asked if toros time travel, further up the thread. Joke aside, in a way I do. Foundations rooted in the past giving strenth and vision for the future – or maybe that is the saturn in virgo and jupiter in aqua speaking. But gardeners are always thinking ahead. What to plant when that one goes over, how to prune for better flowers next year, where to put structural plants, which plants need dividing or moving for next year, which seeds to buy – patience is a myth. Constant planning and scheming is more like it!
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“patience is a myth. Constant planning and scheming is more like it!”
Hmmmm…be careful with the “mind over matter thing”…
We are not God….Nature does require patience just like we do…
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But virtually no land based environment on the planet is untouched by humans.
I simply meant that the idea of a gardener being all patient and stoic is a myth. They are always planning. Gardening is not a form of stasis, it is constantly evolving. The actual groing process can take time, but there is always so much else to do.
Gardens ARE mind over matter – intervention to create an aesthetic. Nature unaltered leads to climax vegetation systems, with no room for humans. We manage our environment to create space for us (and in too many cases, abuse it too). Ultimately, the ecosystem that is planet earth, is a delicate balance of the tension created by the conflicting needs of flora and fauna (including humans). A garden is a microcosm of this tension.
Nature bloody in tooth and claw applies to plants as much as animals. The vines which strangle trees on their climb towards the sun, the plants which exude toxins from their roots to kill off the competition, viscious burrs and thorns, plants poisinous to animals and humans – left completely to their own devices, the most sucessful competitors win and take over. We manage them to make room for us and the diverse ecosystems we want to see. We rarely leave things to nature unaided. If we want to leave an area to regenerate naturally, we frequently protect it with fences or legislation, bring in seed or soil reserves from similar sites, exclude destructive predators, and generally create artificially favourable conditions for success – not so much patience as management over time.
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That is all well said Bella, thank you for that, truly.
My point as well, is that plants did not need protective devices such as thorns and burrs until they felt threatened. Nature was sought to be controlled a long time ago and her power harnessed.
Was just feeling defensive of Her this afternoon.
Blessings…
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(c) Able to scorch even the most hardiest bamboo plant with one withering glance – seriously you can defoliate anything?
Taurus Sun, Scorp rising, Sag moon. I have one plant I haven’t killed (my boss, who I strongly suspect is Taurus rising, picked it out). I have even killed bamboo. I do most other Taurean things, but cooking and growing are giant “hell no’s” for me.
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I have a small bamboo plant in my bathroon which seems to love it there. Just give it water nearly everytime I brush my teeth.
Never thought of a boss as a plant but I suppose one could tie him up (like in 9 to 5 movie) and restrict all fluids…
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Did used to mow and trim when the ex worked long hours. I mostly did flower beds and such with the Ven in Taurus thing. Did love the dirt.
I guess b) then….
Aries Sun, Cap Moon, Gem rising
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Jennifer, if it’s any consolation, bamboo is actually quite a sensitive plant. In the right conditions it grows like a weed, but disturb it too much, or fail to water it a lot, and it dies quickly.
Now if you can kill a succulent, I’m ready to believe you!
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Progressed moon in Taurus – just bought herbs and plants for my magical new balcony and tend to them lovingly daily, while I flip through cookbooks planning delicious meals using more than three ingredients at once. Often goat’s cheese is involved.
So, feeling happy and earthy but a little mizz due to my weight gain. Hoping progressed moon in Gemini will cure that when it arrives…
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A fave pastime,…walking around the very old oak forest in melbourne’s botanical gardens. All with their latin names and from all parts of the world. Another generous planter who thought the future generations who would appreciate them. I always plant a tree for someone who has passed on ( and always choose a star for them so I can look up and remember them in a positive way)
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(f) none of the above.
reformed black thumbs. use to kill everything & now garden is mon solace. Fuq knows what I’m doing but it works out & is art in motion. dont know one plant from the next, nor what they need – BUT – if only gardening hours were up there with house cleaning skills – you could eat off the kitchen floor!! Lib sun / fish riser / bull moon.
(a) is EXACTLY Taurean sis. will suss her riser / moon tomoz. In fomer incarnation she toured the world as professional Muso. Yothu Yindi came & found me at a gig & said “do YOU (I) know what you sister is to us”? Luka Bloom ran her a bath & sang her love songs, & aside from sitting adjacent to Kylie Monogue in cafe once thumbing thru Rolling Stone to find MY SISTER in Rolling Stone (!!) – via her I met Jimmy Page & Robert Plant – her band supported their east coast route of OZ. ANYWAYS she has gold in her touch. Her present incarnation is designing art gardens. At her kids school (job is her own concept – an edible garden where the kids even have a meditive space – 3 month project) – thru community garden arts prjects (her 6 year old won the kids prize & the municipality BOUGHT sister’s art work. plus rights to licence the garden art)
(a) also belongs to another bestie – Fish sun. Again will suss deets tomoz.
Love the notion of charts for gardens. do charts apply for pets?
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(b) Gemini Gemini rising Leo Moon…….
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Libran D. Gardening ANNOYS me. Blame an overlong experience of deweeding in Japan
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a) + b)
Cancer Sun, Scorp Rising, Aries Moon. Jupiter in Taurus but mostly water in my chart, including Grand Watery Trine.
I’ve enjoyed reading everyone’s gardening posts, thank you. I adore gardening. Have been doing it since I could stand up. It def keeps me sane and sorts me out when I’m losing the plot. I feel very at peace with my hands in the earth, digging and growing things. I am not a fussy, slow type of gardener – I get stuck into it – but I know what I am doing. I make (different) gardens everywhere I go and have some cuttings that have been with me for many years.
I feel very lucky to have worked with plants all my professional career including stints as a Landscape Architect, Plant Pathologist and now an Agronomist. I draw a lot of inspiration from the plants (and birds) in my bush garden every day.
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Oh dear! I am C but wish I could be B. I’m not C by purpose though, I just get lazy forgetting to water them, take care of them etc. Maybe I’m too busy doting over myself to tend to them? Ha ha!
A Leo, Sun in Virgo, Moon in Aquarius.
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I’ve been reading through people’s gardening tales, and although I think I’m b with a healthy swag of a….which I think is just garden arseyness…the ability to pull off the impossible..usually without any clue how you did it, you just are…but anyways love of gardening to me comes in cycles.
Presently because of the hard work and planning I put in over the years I’m now looking out a garden where I don’t have to slave. If I want to greet the dawn and look for weeds, they’re there, if I want my eye to skim across them to the mega liquid amber that is changing colour and call them green manure I can do that too. The thing about gardening is you can let yourself have a fallow time…my previously lush fantastic herbs of spring and summer looked like so much dead stuff(mulch) and I’m happy to not tip against the season and try to force them to thrive with dry cold winds. You can also spend a lot of time musing with a glass of wine planning what you can do next. Also it has the flexibility that if something looks like a shit of a job you can employ someone to give you hand and stimulate the local economy. Am presently thinking it would be a bit delightful to go out into the winter sunshine and have a cuppa and make of list of things to do.
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