Making Memories with Flower Gardening

Article by: Sandra Wilson

Flower gardening , The Glory of Autumn: What Causes the Color? is not only about the present, but can be about the past as well. Although this article is ostensibly about flower gardens, , Hardy Hibiscus it is really more about carrying memories forward. This will enrich your flower garden. , Planning Tips for Compact Courtyard s

Just three weeks ago, at the time I write this article, my mother- and father-in-law died as a result of a car accident. In the fallout around that, the children, including my husband, had to go through their belongings. We had to sort 90+ years of memories and found some amazing things.

But the part that has to do with flower gardening , Teak Planters - Accent Your Outdoor Space with One lay outside , Some Thoughts On Planting Roses their home. , Planning Tips for Compact Courtyard Gardens Now, in their later years, they did not do as much gardening , Solar Outdoor Lighting as they had previously. But, they still had a few plantings around their home. , Basics of Landscaping They had lived in this house , Tool Sheds for over 50 years and some of the plants , Sheltering Butterflies in Your Garden provided memories to my husband and his siblings going back to their childhood.

It became very important to my husband and me to make sure we brought some of these plants , Ornamental Fountain into our own garden. , Solar Lights There are the irises that my father-in-law fought to grow, , Tool Sheds in certain locations , Hills and Holes: Not Part of Your Landscaping Design? around the house, , Get your Garden Cooking with Friable Soil and that he fought to control in others. I don't know how many irises he gave away over the years trying to thin his beds , Lanscaping - Planning Your Next Project and keep them from taking over.

There is the purple phlox that finally found its place outside , Fragrant Fine Art: Give your Garden a Design That's All Your Own the back door , The Glory of Autumn: What Causes the Color? off the patio. , Lanscaping - Planning Your Next Project When we were there this time, they were in magnificent bloom. Some of these will find their way into at least three gardens , Nepeta Faassenii 'Kit Kat' as an uncle has taken some plantings as well.

Although not part of the flower garden, , Fragrant Fine Art: Give your a Design That's All Your Own there is the tree , Marsh Marigold that my father-in-law planted to take the place , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain of the garage , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain the city would not allow him to build. "If I can't build a garage, , Put Your Lawn On a Diet I'm going to grow , Greenhouse Gardening as a Hobby me one." Or the other tree, , Gardeners: Contain Yourselves! a red oak, in the front yard. , Teak Planters - Accent Your Outdoor Space with One I have pictures of my own children as little tykes standing in front of it. It has come a long way, baby.

Then there are the red roses , Some Thoughts On Planting s of three different varieties in the back yard. , Hibiscus Care These haven't been there as long as some of the other flowers. , 5 Fengshui Ways to Increase Curb Appeal But they have been there since the grandkids and great-grandkids started coming along. What a better memory than carrying cuttings from these into our own flower gardens , Water Pond Designs for our grandchildren to admire and know came from their great-grandparents.

This carrying on of the memories attached to the flower garden , Put Your Lawn On a Diet and of the joy of flower gardening , Growing Tomatoes – A Hobby for Everyone is a good tradition. It is a living way to bring forward the past into the present. You may wish to consider this yourself , Growing Tomatoes – A Hobby for Everyone as well. Browse our gardening , Patio Umbrella Covers articles in our Gardening , Basics of Landscaping Tips Articles for tips , Themes of Shade on how to , Dogs and Gardens: 10 Tips for Enjoying Your Dog and Your Garden Too take cuttings or otherwise propagate plants , Hills and Holes: Not Part of Your Landscaping Design? from your own parents' and grandparents' flower gardens. , Growing Tomatoes – A Hobby for Everyone Share these living reminders of your personal history with your own family. Make your flower gardening , Orchids: A Luxurious Look That's Really Not Hard To Achieve that much more important and enjoyable.

Â© 2005, Sandra Dinkins-Wilson.

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