SPRING INTO SUMMER IN MY GARDEN

“Flowers always make people feel better,
happier, and more helpful;
they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind.”

Luther Burbank

“Flowers are the essence of the world”

The Last Gardener of Aleppo

Here is an excerpt from the beautiful musical expression of The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, evoking the signs and sounds of Summer:

When I think of paradise, it starts with my garden. When I think of my garden, I feel like a tree with its roots down in the soil. In an age of rampant technology and commercial development, we do need to create a personal relationship with the Earth by planting a garden. I followed the Roman maxim: ‘One who plants a garden, plants happiness.’

The pink climbing rose over the front door is Aloha, created in the Forties. It flowers from spring to autumn and is stunning. The white rambler rose growing next to ivy…