My nephew, aged about five, saw the "caterpillars" on regelia Iris stands and was very quick to point them out as novel. His first plant was Primula marginata 'Napoleon' He knew exactly who 'Napoleon' was and (aged five) had to have this plant. His sister, aged fourteen, told me that daffodils were red and Tulips yellow and that I did not know what I was talking about when I tried to correct her. Aged 2& 1/2 years her brother informed a squeamish garden owner: "Stamp on snails!" when he heard the word "snail", and he stamped hard on the path to demonstrate. Some children have more aptitude than others. Peter (UK) On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> wrote: > Somehow it seems to me when reading the various ways gardeners got > interested, was inherent. ..I was aware of plants. >