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Gardening in the buff is all the rage

Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:18 AM PDT

By Jessica Damiano
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MELVILLE, N.Y. - Whoa! I had no idea nude gardening was such a popular pastime. I must have been living under a rock all this time, fully clothed, of course.

I can't link to some of the sites that have been brought to my attention because of the photos on those pages. Though not provocative in any way, for the most part, they do depict gardeners in what many would consider vulnerable states.

The Naked Gardening Association contends, "Second only to swimming, gardening is at the top of the list of family-friendly activities people are most ready to consider doing nude." Family friendly?

The terracottain blog contends that Shakira "loves nude gardening." Remember, her hips don't lie. And a British site reports on a New Jersey man's "bold commitment to inappropriate nakedness" when he supposedly was arrested in September after "a family spotted him having a shower in his front garden."

There's more. The casual gardener offers "straight-forward techniques" for gardening nude to reveal "the naked truth of your life and doing." For Jon, who commented on my last posting on the subject, I can only hope those techniques include the avoidance of power tools.

And according to ShobizSpy, actress Eva Mendes is on board, too. The site says "she is so comfortable in her own skin, she even weeds her flowerbeds and trims her bushes while she's completely naked." It quotes the actress as saying, "I love being naked. I do everything in the nude, even the gardening! We're Cuban, and it's a hot island. Why not go nude?"

So where does this leave the rest of us? Those of us who garden not only fully clothed, but who don special hats and gloves and shoes when we head out to become one with nature?

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Weird story! wrote on Apr 20, 2008 7:29 AM:

" I would never garden in the nude. I'd either get covered in mud or sunburnt. "

bilbo wrote on Apr 20, 2008 8:11 AM:

" if you look closely, you'll see it is no big thing. "

HMM wrote on Apr 20, 2008 8:18 AM:

" So ,whats so wrong with being nude? Its the way God made us and the way we came onto this planet.It's very natural.It's our twisted carnal,human minds that have made it seem wrong. "

eh? wrote on Apr 20, 2008 9:36 AM:

" trims her bushes? My my. "

Dr. Evil wrote on Apr 20, 2008 10:22 AM:

" If God had wanted us to be nude, we'd have been born that way! "

No thanks wrote on Apr 20, 2008 10:46 AM:

" Not in THIS weather!! "

Grow Old Timber wrote on Apr 20, 2008 11:58 AM:

" Would you put clothes on the vegetables too? And who said gardening has to be all about the outdoors? Consider others ideas.
Love nature more than yourselves. "

Rocket 79 wrote on Apr 20, 2008 12:10 PM:

" The best job in the county might just be delivering garden products for Swansons. "

Diesel wrote on Apr 20, 2008 4:21 PM:

" Nude gardening huh? .. Gives one pause to think of the various disasters that might befall one if one were not careful. The nightmares of a tiller gone crazy or a rabid gofer or an irate wife with a rake and thoughts of anger running wild in her sun baked mind. Gives me the willies just too contemplate it all. I wonder... can we grow watermelons in this area??? "

TwentySomething wrote on Apr 20, 2008 8:46 PM:

" Wow. Frightening. The thought of dirt, thorns, bugs, and prickly plants anywhere near my unclothed nether regions gives me the creeps. "

mg wrote on Apr 20, 2008 8:53 PM:

" Hmm... how do they prune roses? I bet that hurts Haha this is so ( Dumb) "

WOW wrote on Apr 21, 2008 7:56 AM:

" Why is it that if we are supposed to walk around nude it is mainly women that do so? I think god gave us a brain and abilty to make clothes otherwise he would have put fur all over us like he did the four legged animals. "

It's Okay wrote on Apr 21, 2008 8:41 AM:

" I'm comfortable in my garden; naked might be a new way to find even more comfort. Of course, I will need a wide-brimmed sun hat to keep from being burned and knee-pads for those rocks that scrape me through my jeans, but who knows; knee-pads might be just the ticket for the Nor'Western Gardner Calendar....I think it could produce some very good funding for our new Green Economy! "

Nathan Powers wrote on Apr 22, 2008 11:45 AM:

" Jessica Damiano said, "So where does this leave the rest of us? Those of us who garden not only fully clothed, but who don special hats and gloves and shoes when we head out to become one with nature?"

Probably with a severe Vitaman-D deficiency, possibly resulting in MS, alzheimers, ALS, neuro-muscular disorders, female disorders as well as prostate, breast or brain cancer.

Read up on Vitamin-D and it's natural source, the sun on your skin, strip down and grow some tomatos (a natural source of Vitamin-C).
"

Bruce wrote on Apr 22, 2008 11:54 AM:

" Whats the big deal? We all have bodies, one type or the other...grow up and get over it. Gardening, swimming, washing the car, cutting the lawn...all better nude. Its comfortable, freeing and fun. Try it. You'll be hooked.
This country seriously needs to get past the fascination with breasts and genitals. We all have them...let them out for some fresh air now and then. "

Cheri D. Alexander wrote on Apr 22, 2008 12:53 PM:

" There's nothing wrong with gardening w/o the constricting clothing. There's nothing to get soiled that taking a shower or bath won't take care of.

It's about enjoying the freedom of the air on you, being nude among friends and family is the greatest feeling. Nudims is the great human equalizer.
http://www.travelites.info "

Dan wrote on Apr 28, 2008 4:56 PM:

" I agree with Bruce, 'Whats the big deal?'. If everybody got over the immature "it's dirty" mentality, the pornographer's would be put out of business! If everybody got a healthy attitude toward normal, non-sexual nudity, then they would enjoy the beneifts of health in so many other ways: mental, spiritual, emotional as well as physical. As Bruce said, grow up and get over it. "

nekkidjon wrote on May 5, 2008 8:27 PM:

" I used to be of the very sort that would not dare... now that I have gotten rid of all those pesky notions and fear... I wouldn'd dare to do it with clothes.... and about the dirt?? never felt so good to shower as it does with garden all over you... skin is easier to clean than clothes.... not to mention unsightly tan-lines. Ya just might wanna give it a try. (but youmight find you like it!) enjoy! "

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