In researching
yesterday's post about the word
sidespies, coined by Dylan Thomas in his radio play
Under Milkwood, I came across a page on a site called
WordSpy where Paul McFedries posts neologisms he has coined. He invented the expression
squirrel gardening:
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squirrel gardening, adj.
- The accidental "gardening" that occurs when squirrels transfer seeds
and bulbs from one one part of a garden to another, or even between
gardens.
This word wouldn't work for us in Australia, but I think we have a synonym,
bowerbird gardening.
Here's a link to an article about male bowerbirds in Oceania 'accidentally' growing plants when they build their intricate bowers to attract a mate.
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