I'll bet you didn't know that most gardeners are conservative. At least that's the absurd conclusion drawn by a commenter on my garden grieving article.
Read more about this on a post I did for the YWCA's blog, What's the Difference.
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A great story (and a great article in the Times). Gardening got me through cancer almost as much as the chemo. I would hate to think that made me conservative . . . for God's sake, I'm a man pruning roses. How conservative could I be??!?
Welcome back from Ohio. Good to hear from you, BB.
I couldn't really follow the line of thought making gardeners conservative, but I could identify with your excellent story about the grief of leaving a gaarden behind. My mother had a beautiful garden at our house in Atlantic Beach, L.I. It wasn't really fancy, just very creative and a labor of love. When we sold the house after my father died, the realtor pointed out the garden as something that made the house extra special. The man who bought it jumped right in and pulled the garden out.I never went back to look at it. I think my mother went once. Well, at least we have lots of photos.
When I read the title of your post, my mind jumped elsewhere. I started thinking of risque roses and exotic hybrids. Should I plant the yellow roses, or would that send out the wrong message? Maybe some nice lavender so I don't upset the neighbors. Sigh. People think and say some interesting things.
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