“You have the chance to plant a seed of something very special in the hearts, minds, and spirits of your children as you garden together.”
~ Cathy James, mother of two and “gardening with kids” blogger
(For inspiration, look up Cathy’s e-book, The Garden Classroom: 52 Kids Gardening Activities)
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grateful gardening grandma)
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.”
~ Gertrude Jekyll (British horticulturalist and author; 1843-1932)
Shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& seeker of daily grace-gifts)
“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”
~ H. Jackson Brown (American author; 1940-)
Shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grateful for 38 years of TLC with James!)
Our garden care team can help restore beauty to your existing garden plants so that your garden investment, like a loving marriage, will increase in joy and value!
“Even if she forgets the whole thing in her teens, later still, when she is grown up and has a first garden of her own, some misty memory of the pleasure of growing things will give her a head start over the gardener without any background, just as children who have spoken a second language, and forgotten it, can pick it up again in later years.”
~ Anne Scott-James (British journalist and author of gardening books; 1913-2009)
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grandma of future gardeners!)
“. . . if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.”
~ Frank Lloyd Wright (American architect, 1867-1959)
Whether you are adding a woodland pathway, remodeling a swimming pool, needing care for your specimen plants, or extending seasonal color, it will be our joy to partner with you to ensure that your investment in beauty yields enduring, life-enriching returns.
Halfway up the stairs
Isn’t up and isn’t down.
It isn’t in the nursery,
It isn’t in the town.
And all sorts of funny thoughts
Run around my head:
“It isn’t really anywhere!
It’s somewhere else instead!”
~ A. A. Milne (British author and father of Christopher Robin Milne; 1882-1956)
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& garden explorers’ grandma!)
Garden features, like this custom-crafted stone and boulder stairway, provide interest and scope for the imagination, no matter the age of the imaginer!