I inherited my love of gardening!
By Diana Bauder
@BloggerDi (3113)
United States
May 31, 2017 7:53am CST
I finally bought my flowers last night! On Monday, I prepped my little front porch garden area. This morning I'll get started planting.
My grandmother had a spectacular rose garden, a fish pond with lilies, and flower pots everywhere, filled with such variety of colorful blooms! I especially loved her small back porch, which had a trellis on three sides, absolutely covered with hundreds of miniature white roses. They smelled wonderful!
I remember that my Mom loved gardening too. She mostly planted vegetables. She always said that gardening was peaceful; like therapy for her.
Even though I didn't inherit my grandma's ability to sew or my Mom's talent for cutting and styling hair, I find so much joy in planting and nurturing my small flower garden. Mine is nothing elaborate, but I'm proud to carry on the tradition of the wonderful women I came from. I learned a lot from them too.
Yes Mom, my gardening is therapeutic indeed.
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@BarBaraPrz (45432)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 May 17
I find gardening therapeutic, as well. Nothing seems to hurt while I'm gardening. (Afterwards, that's another story.) I'll be leaving my garden behind in two weeks when I move, but then I get to build a whole new one!
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
31 May 17
Good attitude and I wish you the best at your new home. Thanks for your comment @BarBaraPrz!
@BarBaraPrz (45432)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 May 17
@BloggerDi And thank you for your wish.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
31 May 17
That's true @prashu228! I forgot to mention that.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
31 May 17
@marlina How true. So many benefits! Thanks for commenting. :)
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
1 Jun 17
Many people are like us @marlina, We gardeners understand each other. :-) Thanks for your comment.
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@TheHorse (205134)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jun 17
@BloggerDi Yep, I bet she'll never forget. Is there a special patch in the garden that's "hers"?
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
1 Jun 17
@TheHorse Not yet, but she will have her own flower pot on my porch though. Maybe two . ;) We will do that this weekend.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
1 Jun 17
Thanks @TheHorse. Wow, that's great! The benefits to children are many, I'd think.
My 4 year old granddaughter has her own pink plastic trowel that she uses when she helps me with my garden. She just loves doing it and I love teaching her.
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
5 Jun 17
@BloggerDi Hail is awful! Are you up north?
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
5 Jun 17
Thanks @DianneN! I don't have any deer to worry about, just hail in the Spring quite often. :(
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
1 Jun 17
it is so nice of you to have that talent of growing and tending plants. that is a talent/skill of my mother that i did not inherit at all. i am a lover of nature. i like to satisfy my eyes looking at colorful flowers in a garden.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Jun 17
@BloggerDi you are welcome. i love to respond to discussions that i find it interesting. i want to gain more knowledge and share what i know as well.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
2 Jun 17
@ridingbet Well said and that's why I'm here too.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
1 Jun 17
Hi @ridingbet. Thanks for commenting! I was not very good at growing plants when I first started, but the desire to learn pushed me. There are other things I've tried, but found I really had no desire to continue.
It's cool though, how we are all different in what we love and what we are good at. ;-)
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
24 Jun 17
It all starts that way and as they say success begets success. You will soon want to grow more as you see success in your garden. I am a passionate gardener and have quite a story to tell (lol)
@Shavkat (137188)
• Philippines
31 May 17
@BloggerDi I also like the flowers' fragrance.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
31 May 17
Thanks @Shavkat. Yes, I think the beauty of nature redirects our focus to positive and peaceful things.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Jun 17
Gardening is exercise for both mind and body.Though I do not have one,I love gardens --both flower and vegetable gardens.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
24 Jun 17
Well said, that gardening is exercise for both mind and body. Indeed. :) Thanks @silvermist.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
7 Jul 17
my momma 'tis a pot gardener, if'n such can't be grown'n a pot, she'll kill it. i inherited my passion fer gardenin' from my dad 'n papaw. very therapeutic 'ndeed.
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
8 Jul 17
Hi @crazyhorseladycx. Thanks for commenting! Yep, I guess some folks just have it, and some don't.
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