Kate's Flowers
Winifred Nicholson (1936)
My mother says:
"I wish that you could see the wild daffodils in the woods but it is so wet today that it wouldn't be much fun. The daffodils in the orchard have come out very early - just look at that selection in the jug - but I am afraid that there won't be any for Easter which is such a shame. Come and look at my hellebores - if you stand just here you can see them without getting your feet wet. I'm definitely going to plant some more for next year - they seem to like it in that spot. Now stay there because I'm going out to dig up some snowdrops for you to take home. I have been moving them around this year so that they flower in the right places where I can see them next year. And what do you think of my camellias? These are the ones that I have grown from seed - I don't know if they are going to flower this year but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. "
My mother is always looking forward enthusiastically to the next season, the next year. It is the life-enhancing characteristic of real gardeners.
It is good to be so positive in what could become a negative world.
ReplyDeleteI think real gardeners are always looking forward, planning what they are going to do. It is an eternal optimism that the next harvest will be even better.
DeleteWhat a wonderful approach to life. And how I love that painting, guaranteed to cheer up any damp day.
ReplyDeleteYes - sunshine yellow with my favourite Pheasant eye narcissi.
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