Flowers are an important part of my life. They make challenging times better and happy times happier. Having flowers in my home makes it a much more welcoming place. I was raised with vegetable and flower gardens from early childhood and came to appreciate not only the work that goes into those gardens, but the pride and challenges and many rewards. Every summer for all of my childhood, I spent my school vacation living with my aunts and uncles. I learned about gardening and grew to appreciate every aspect of it, My aunt was president of her Garden Club, and always had fresh flowers that she grew and arranged in gorgeous displays for the house. I always say she was Martha Stewart before Martha Stewart.
I grew to need flowers in my yard and in my house. My husband buys flowers for me every week and includes a note with something pertinent to that week. I have a shoebox full of those cards to mark our many many years and events together.
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