Am I developing the habits of an older gardener?

At the weekend I found myself down on my knees pulling up clumps of forget-me-nots.  And I remembered we had a customer who liked us to do this before they had quite finished flowering.  So am I developing the habits of an older gardener?  Here is some evidence for and against.

• The forget-me-nots came out.  But so did a yellow flowered weed that would fill the borders if left unchecked.  The saddest thing I have observed in a very elderly customer was a desire to convert her borders into lawn.  I remember us removing all her day lilies.  I pray that will never happen to us.
• The raspberries now occupy one of our raised bed sections along with three new raspberries from my family.  We tried to reconfigure the arrangements but it was not possible.  I concluded that after this year we do not have the space to grow broad beans.  However, the raspberries will not be permitted to spread any further.
• We have netted the kale and summer cabbage properly (I mean, of course, my husband has done this), after planting them to the correct space apart and thinning out weaker plants.  I no longer crowd plants into beds or have sympathy for 'borderline' seedlings.
• My husband has not mowed the lawn for some time.  This is the sign of an environmentally-friendly gardener not necessarily an older one.
• Likewise our hedge has grown taller but will be trimmed regularly once the nesting season is over. 

In conclusion I would say that priorities are changing from growing in bulk - our allotment experience - to growing selectively, growing well and, as always, growing with wildlife in mind.

PS  Since posting this I have decided not to allow the raspberries to spread into the raised bed.  Space is too precious.  So, reluctantly, out they all came to be replaced by a sowing of beet spinach.

PPS Netting the cabbage worked.  However, this season they failed to heart up properly so have been harvested for 'spring greens'.