General Discussion & Chat: Do you 'garden' yourself or..., 1 by Maria

Maria wrote:
Since I was 18 years old now I am 76 I have done my very own gardening.Three years ago for health reasons we had to leave our old farm house and build a new very much smaller one. I started a new garden, what a job that was nothing but rocks, stones and clay which meant no drainage worth a hoot. Slowly very slowly I replaced wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow with good earth. I transplanted some of my flowers from the old house and bought new ones, some survived some did not but my most treasured rose bush from my husbands grandmother ca. 1900 is doing very well. All this was three years ago, I must say it looks pretty good. I had a landscaper plant 2 15 foot ornamental plum trees to allow some shade since one of the gardens has all day sun. The other gardening I do not do is cutting lawns and etching plus cover with mulch, I am not as strong as I used to be.
I could sit back and have someone else do it but gardening and nature is part of my religion.
I'll try to send you a picture of the roses. I would like to send you some more but somehow I do not manage to get them done at one time.

Aria