This is my first Bloom Day of the season! It is cold here in West Michigan. And windy. And while the bloom “pickin’s” are pretty slim, there are pickin’s! I am amazed at the heather. It bloomed in December, and it is blooming now. I suspect that under all the snow we got this winter, there were tiny little purple flowers just doing their thing. And, the violets that seem to thrive despite all my efforts to rid my lawn and gardens of them, have popped out.
I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. I’m 74 years old, have rheumatoid arthritis, and had a late stage cancer six years ago. I am, though, intrepid. I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement surgery and I’m hoping this spring, summer, and fall will be able to maintain and find even more joy working in all of my garden beds. Full disclosure, though. I have a garden guy who comes once a week to work in my gardens.
Garden 337 