i like to garden.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants as part of horticulture. In gardens, ornamental plants are often grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants, such as root vegetables, leaf vegetables, fruits, and herbs, are grown for consumption, for use as dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use. Gardening is considered by many people to be a relaxing activity. Gardening ranges in scale from fruit orchards, to long boulevard plantings with one or more different types of shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants, to residential yards including lawns and foundation plantings, to plants in large or small containers grown inside or outside. Gardening may be very specialized, with only one type of plant grown, or involve a large number of different plants in mixed plantings. It involves an active participation in the growing of plants, and tends to be labor-intensive, which differentiates it from farming or forestry. Forest gardening, a forest-based food production system, is the world's oldest form of gardening. Forest gardens originated in prehistoric times along jungle-clad river banks and in the wet foothills of monsoon regions. In the gradual process of families improving their immediate environment, useful tree and vine species were identified, protected and improved while undesirable species were eliminated.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Hey, I am just about to buy some flowers for a garden!  Not sure what to get at this time of year though!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Gardening is so relaxing you are going to love it!  Have you been down to the store to check out what they have yet, normally they will carry appropriate flowers for the season."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Not yet!  I'm heading there in a few minutes!  I have big plans but little knowledge!  LOL  I'm glad to hear gardening is relaxing!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Do you live in a suburban area or in an urban area with less space to cultivate?  It's amazing how much you can grow in a small space."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love in a suburban area, so I have plenty of room!  I want something really colorful to make my garden stand out!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It sounds like you want to plant a wide variety of plants and flowers in your garden then.  I would start with some shrubs and bushes as an anchor and go with colors you like from there."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What a great suggestion!  I'm writing that one down! Do you have any more ideas?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "If you are starting with seedlings you will probably want to start them off in small containers inside before you transplant them outside.  I really like to buy them already grown though, it is a lot easier!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Anything that is easy is fine by me!  You have some really great ideas!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Then when spring comes be sure to add some vegetables that are easy to cultivate, something like zucchini, because fresh produce is so much better than store bought! "}]