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A reminder of Dad

floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK

12 years ago

Looking out of an upstairs window this morning I suddenly caught sight of something purple. It's the first Iris unguicularis to flower in my garden. It came from a clump I grabbed just as we were leaving Dad's house for the last time after he died. I'm so pleased to see it looking so cheerful in mid winter and I have to admit it made me sniff a bit. I wasn't sure it would bloom in my gloomier, cooler garden. Who else has reminders in their gardens?

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dbarron
12 years ago
I have Iris...I don't have botanical memories really...I'm the one that's the gardener. My parents tolerated my plants.
I'm glad you have something though.
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
12 years ago
Beautiful, enjoy it well!
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katob Z6ish, NE Pa
12 years ago
What a nice story.
For as much as I like to get new plants, it's the ones with a story behind them that I treasure even more than the expensive or rare. That's quite a reminder and thanks for sharing.
kittybouquet
12 years ago
My dad's hyacinths are still coming up every spring. He died 5 years ago.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
Original Author
12 years ago
That's a nice reminder, kittybouquet.
User
12 years ago
I have an azalea and summer snowflakes that came from my mom. I believe I got them about 30 years ago.
flowergirl70ks
12 years ago
A good deal of the plants I have were pass-a-longs. Isn't that what gardeners are really about?

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