Here's a letter from a friend who lives in faraway Canada. She chats so cheerfully about her lovely garden and describes it 'live' here. Thanks so much JD.
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I must admit I chuckled when I read your suggestion below that I am "adept with nature". Oh my, no, though I wish I were. I do have a large garden, because it pleases me to have bright flowers and greenery in the yard and visible from my windows, but apart from planting, watering and weeding as needed, I am a very lazy gardener, and not particularly knowledgeable either. I like plants that mostly take care of themselves.
My nephew is an avid gardener, and very knowledgeable; his mother was a market gardener and seems to know everything about plants. (Until she retired, she sold her vegetables & flowers at local seasonal markets.) I think that if she doesn't know something about a plant, then it must not be worth knowing. 😉 My nephew grows everything from seed, and this year is providing me with a number of herbs (thyme, rosemary, sage, etc.) and several geraniums, for which I am delighted.
Unfortunately, apart from a few deliciously warm days this spring, it has mostly been very chilly and windy here, so I have not yet done any work in the garden, nor have I purchased any flowers for the pots on the front porch and patio. There is a lot of clean-ups to do of winter-dead matter, as well as early weeds, and fallen branches. Once I get started, the garden will keep me busy until late autumn.
Geraniums below. Spectacularly bright red and attention seeking. The quieter greens are parsley.
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Hi Andy,
Thks For That Beautiful n Melodious
" Scarborough Fair. "
Folksy, Waltz, Beautiful Easy Listening, Calm n Soothing. Transporting Listeners To
Heaven On Earth.
It Sure Brought Precious Memories
Of Days Gone By.
Thank you again Anonymous. I am not sure if you are the same reader who wrote a comment in the last posting: 'Colors of the Wind'. Appreciate your very knowledgeable and descriptive letter above.
Those Fortunate To Hve Gardens, Can See The Blossoms, Smell The Fragrance, Watch the Bees, Butterfly n Various Insets At Work, Even Though Some May Cause Harm To Those Plants. It's Just
The Circle Of Life.
Hi Merlin, thanks for the acknowledgement. Yes they are lucky aren't they. Singapore has gardens too but with personal ones they can be quite small. Circle of Life indeed. 👍🙏
For Modern Day SG,
One Can Imagine or Visualize Those Beautiful Gardens With Our Minds n That Too Can Bring Some Inner Peace.
My Mum, Whn We Were Living In The Kampong, Had A Small Plot, Where She Would Plant Orchids, Creepers Like Blue Pea Flowers, Wing Bottle Plants To Supplement The Food. There's One Mango Tree With Sweet Fruits During Season, n Amongst All, Her Favourite Was The Roses.
Thks Bro n Sorry For The Rambling.
Hey Merlin, Thanks for taking time writing in to describe your mum's garden in the kampong. That must be the 60s. The parallels to JD's article show that gardens and flowers are perennial favourites for anyone on our planet today. If only human beings can change their mentality. Peace with Plants instead of War with Weapons.
Used to Hearing 'Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Remember Me to one who lives there... She Once a True Love of Mine' 🙏🏻*🎼
Thank you my friend Richard Rajoo for the lovely lines from SCARBOROUGH FAIR. Memories, my brother...
YOU BET, IT'S A GREAT BALLAD... WE GREW UP LISTENING TO THE SOOTHING LYRICS & MELODY👍🏻
Are you going to S Fair?
Thanks Andy!
Ah! My good friend Richard. Yes soon, with you if we can go together. Thank you for writing in.
Hi Andy, our company bought a factory in Loyang in 2023, and I encouraged our executives and managers to grow not just flowering plants, but also fruit trees to beautify the plant surroundings. I contributed wild orchids, birds nest plants, flowering plants of various types plus jambu ayer, starfruit, and papaya. And they are thriving. I only wish I could add music to the gardens.
You must have seen Superman's picture I sent to you Ron. You act fast, very fast indeed. Thanks for the comment about the gardens with plants and fruit trees you initiated. That must have been quite a feat. And to have it within your factory and office. WOW!
Thank you Andy for starting my day with a smile.
And once again thank you so much for telling us readers the truth about gardening. Not an easy hobby actually. But then to see the completely new plot in front of your window, COME SEPTEMBER. That's another experience altogether... 💐🌹🥀🌺🌻🪻🌷💐
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