Tristan Gale, Olympic gold medalist in the women's skeleton event, has always loved gardening. As a small child she used to enjoy spending time out among the flowers with her mom, and at the age of 16 her passion for growing things -- well, flowered . Gardening, as a pastime, proved to be a great form of relaxation -- a precious commodity when you're under the intense physical and emotional pressure to succeed in a sport that requires you to hurtle headfirst on a tiny sled down an icy hill at 80 miles an hour. After four years of intense training, Gale found herself in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics. In the midst of all that snow and ice, she longed to be in a garden, surrounded by growing things. Now that she's back to "real" life, however, she has an opportunity to immerse herself in her hobby even at work: she's employed in the gardening department by Home Depot as part of its Olympic Athletes Program. Working with her Olympic teammate Zack Lund, Gale shares one of her gardening tips: If you have to be away from home frequently, as she does, make an indoor dish garden that you can take with you (of course, if you travel by air a lot, that may be difficult to accomplish!). Using a good-quality potting mix and plants that grow well indoors or in the shade, place the still-potted plants in the container as you wish them to be arranged, then remove them from their individual pots and plant them in the locations you chose. Add a bit of time-release fertilizer and water the plants as they need it, depending on the varieties you've chosen.
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