Fear And Loathing In The Garden:Generation Y's reluctance to garden is easily understood when you link it back to their fear of failure.

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THE Rookie Gardener is easily spotted at a garden center by her nervous and unsure energy that's as glaring as a scarlet letter, or by his exuberant, self-assured confidence that is only otherwise seen at a college fraternity party. They are our industry's enigma, our Kryptonite, the treasure chest we cannot open. The Rookie Gardener's reluctance to garden isn't from our industry's lack of targeted marketing or encouragement but from Millennials' Fear of Failure (FOF).It is obvious that failure is a part of life, but we as a generation have been programmed to not expect or accept failure. Since early childhood, we were encouraged to always win, to do our absolute best at school every day, to beat the competition.