What's new in French garden stores? First we saw...
Cushy pads. These new gardening boots are both kicky and a quick read. By Aigle, the manufacturer which has been giving 'the French touch' to outdoor wear and gear since 1853!
Vocabularybottes en caoutchouc: rubber boots
bottes de jardinage: gardening boots
un jardin: a garden
un jardinier: a gardener
un aigle: an eagle
Expressions
avoir un coeur d'artichaut: to have the heart of an artichoke, meaning to be a person who falls easily in love
avoir la patate: to have the spud (literally), meaning to be in top physical form
raconter des salades: to tell of salads (literally), meaning to tell tall tales
gagner du blé: to earn wheat (literally), meaning to make money; to earn dough
en rang d'oignons: in a row of onions, meaning in a line; originally the 17th century expression meant to be in a place where one was not invited
Then we noticed these...
Flower boxes have come out of the closet! New bright colors are as eye-catching as the flowers coordinated to bloom in them.
More vocabulary
une jardinière: a flower box
un bac à fleurs: a flower planter
du terreau: (some) potting soil
une jardinerie: a garden center
assorti, -e: matched
Text & photos ©2011 P.B. Lecron
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