A Garden Legacy

“Are we not standing in the gardens planted by our forefathers?
Are we not reaping a harvest we didn’t sow?
Are we not leaning on the limbs of an oak and standing within the shade of a forest that someone else chose to grow?

Martin Luther was asked, ‘If you knew tomorrow the world would end and today would be your last,
How would you spend it?’ And he said, ‘I would plant an apple tree.’

The Greeks believed a society only thrived when people plant trees they know they’ll never live to see.”
~ Joshua Luke Smith (excerpt from “Sunflowers in Babylon” by contemporary British poet, pastor, rapper)

Can we help you with your “estate planning” so that you leave a garden legacy for those that come after you, while creating beautiful spaces for the here-and-now?

Shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& ‘garden legacy’ advocate)