I have joined Garden Stew for a month now and I have been struggling because I am new at gardening. I am the baby of 2 older sisters who have no interest of gardening. My mother has a passion of gardening. She has a big green house, where she starts her seeds from and she eventually makes hangingbaskets to sell. She is a farmer in Saskatchewan & that is how she makes a living. Unfortunately, my mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 12 years ago. This will be the first year That I have not seen my mother in her green house where she is happy the most. She knows that I always loved to garden out of the other 2 girls. I know all about the seeds when to sow, everything like that because I was the one that my mother would talk plants to. I loved hearing about it because I new it was her passion and she came before me. She might only have a couple years left but, I want to be the one that she can pass on the gardening to.
My point that I am getting at is: All the people that I have met on Garden Stew have been amazing people to deal with. I haven't begged for seeds. I had a few people donate seeds to me in return asking nothing form me. To me, it is people like that who other people should learn fron. The FRIENDS that I have been dealing with know how special they are and I think they realize that down within. GOd bless to my friends and to all my other friends on Garden Stew because I haven't forgot about you. Kareen_2007
First, I want to say how sorry I am that your mom isn't well. I know that it must be extremely difficult for you to know that she is missing the happiness of working in her greenhouse. But I also want to add that I think it's wonderful that you got her love of gardening and I'm sure knowing that must be a great joy to her. My love of gardening also came to me through my mom, I lost her 13 years ago, but I always feel closest to her when I'm in my glasshouse where I can be amongst my orchids, many of which were hers to begin with. Bless you both.
Isn't the the truth hey Zulu. You forget about everything that is going wrong on this earth when you garden. Sometimes that is the way you would like to have it. Not a care in the world. You have your mind set on germinating those babies. you know in your mind that it will take a while for the seeds to sprout and yet everyday you look forward to gettin up in the morning to see if any seeds had sprouted yet eventhough you planted them the day before. To me that is a passion for gardening. Kareen
I'm sorry to hear you mom is ill.my mom had all kinds of flowers and I picked the love of gardening from her also and I to feel closest to her when I'm out digging in the dirt .I lost her 8 1/2 yrs ago but will never have the knowledge she had on plants.I loose myself among the plants also.
*hehe* It's okay, as my gramma used to say, "Call me anything, just please don't call me late for supper"
Very sorry to hear about your Mom Kareen, it can't be easy for you. She is undoubtedly proud that you are carrying the gardening torch. I think gardeners are in their nature (no pun intended) very generous people and care more than most about the world. I suppose it comes from a love of nurturing to make stuff grow.
I am not a gardener. I leave that to Dooley as it is her thing. I do, however understand it in the way the Navajo people understand it. It is about the connection of all living things with Mother Earth. I am sure your mom understands that too, and so do all gardeners.
Kareen, so sorry to hear about your Mom. Mine is in her 80's and it seems like every week she has a new health problem, I live in dread getting "the" call from one of her friends. She didn't really do a lot of gardening, but she did enjoy mowing the yard and planting Daisies..those are her favorite flowers. You could plan a flower bed filled with her favorite flowers and the ones that became your favorites because she taught you about them. And name it after her.
Thank you eveyone for your sympathy and I to am sorry that so many of you lost your mother. I guess that is part of Human Nature. My mom really loves poppies not the boring ones she loves the rare and unusual ones. So, I think I am going to plant a poppy garden and hopefully this summer she can travel the 10 hrs to come and see it. I think it makes her happy knowing that she past her garden skills on to one of us.
How beautiful that your mother was able to impart to you that love of all things growing, and to be able to see that someone in her family will continue to nurture them after she is unable to. Blessings on you and on her, may you soon find the confidence and peace you want in your hands as you garden in your turn.
Kareen, even if she can't travel the 10 hrs to see the garden in person the next best thing to being there are pictures. Taken a series of them as the garden begins and progresses, pics of the seeds packages, have someone take one of your backsides as you are digging in the dirt that ought to give her a good laugh. :-D Send them to her every week or so, I bet she would get pleasure from seeing you making a special garden just for her.
You know I can be down and depressed and the insant that I log onto Gargen Stew my whole atitude changes because I know that I get to talk to alot of FRIENDLY people. There needs to be more people like that in the world. I am happy that I found this site. Good job.
Kareen I don't think you could do anything better for your mum than make a garden just for her. She must enjoy seeing your pictures so much and I'll bet she shows them aroud her circle of friends and boasts about how good a gerdener you are and how you take after her. How do I know this? Well my eldest lad has discovered gardening and is becoming more passionate about it every day. Who does he take his addiction from? Well his proud mum of course. I have a passion for weird and wonderful poppies too and have just discovered a black one with a head that looks similar to a carnation!!
