[gardeners] Children, for Billie
flylo@txcyber.com (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:00:50 -0500
Billie, take heart! You're doing all the right things with your
children. There may be a time when they all turn their backs on the
soil and what grows in it, but the knowledge will be like dormant
seeds underground. One day, one of them will sprout again! My
Grandfather was a keen gardener. Actually, an old frusterated
farmer as he had to move his family from the land to the city to
earn a living. But he always had massive gardens, lots of grafting
experiences, etc. His (many) grandchildren never did seem to take
after him, and that must have been hard to take. But I'm back on
the land now, wishing I'd absorbed more of what he tried to show
me. I have a cousin who runs a garden center in Huntsville, Tx, and
got his degree in horticulture and other plant 'themes'. None of our
parents (my grandfather's direct children) were especially good at
growing things.
So, 'what you sow, so shall you reap', especially in the minds of
children, or someone will anyhow. martha