Maiden Aunt

I still owe questions from May! I started on the first half here , and below are the last but not least of the bunch: 3. From our fish-and-(baseball)game aficionado Dave E. : Since it's the season, what's your take on gardening/and or houseplants? Is it something you like to do, or is it more to be avoided? And if it is something you like to do, what would be your dream garden? Contrary to the evidence surrounding me at present, I do like plants and gardening. It's just that plants don't last long indoors, thanks to a certain feline who believes it's her job to destroy them. The catnip plant I got at the school plant sale lasted about a week and a half before I came home to chewed-up sticks and dirt all over the living room rug. She once let a bamboo plant live for seven months before she decided it deserved to die. She must be related to Garfield or something. My parents have always gardened, so as a kid I would help out sometimes, although probably most...