Category: Gardens

My friend has the most beautiful garden. I don’t know how she keeps it so perfectly maintained. On top of having a full time job, she somehow manages to spend time in her garden every day, keep all her flowers perfectly watered and pruned and ensure that they’re doing the absolute best they can be. I mean, you should see all the hybrid tea rose varieties she has in her garden! And somehow they’re all absolutely thriving. I’m simultaneously so impressed with her and in awe of the fact that she is able to achieve so much. Why can’t I achieve as much as she can? Anyway, I know it’s not a competition. I truly am happy for my friend that she is doing so well for herself. I just wish I had my own hobby that I was so passionate about that I would spend hours of my free time working on it. I just haven’t found my passion yet, I guess. 

For her birthday I’m going to buy her a rose plant variety that she doesn’t have in her garden yet. It’s so easy to buy her presents because she makes it very clear what she wants. There’s no beating around the bush (ha, get it) with her because she has made her love of flowers, and roses in particular, so clear.

It’s a lot easier to buy Sarah a present than it is to buy Sally one. Sally, my other best friend, hates telling people what she wants because she doesn’t want to seem materialistic or like she is expecting a present. The thing is though, we buy each other presents every year so she’s most certainly expecting a present. She could just make it easy for me and tell me exactly what she wants, or at the very least, have a hobby as clear as Sarah’s that I can easily buy for.

 

I love flowers. I love everything about them. I love how vibrant they are. I love how they all have their own fragrance and how they perfectly complement each other in a garden. Heck, I even love bunches of flowers dotted around the house to add colour and style to a room. Pretty much, I love flowers and anyone who knows me even slightly well would know that’s the case.

The best present I’ve ever received is from someone who decided to give me flower seeds. They said when they realised that they could buy flower seeds online they just knew that they had to get me some as a present. I was absolutely blown away. It took me a few months to sort through all the seeds that they had bought me online. They had bought me a nice variety of seeds that would blossom (or bloom) at different times of the year. I had to plan out my planting schedule accordingly, to make sure my garden looked beautiful year-round. 

My garden is flourishing one year after my friend bought me flower seeds. You should see it. I’ll post a photo with this blog post so you can see just how stunning it is. I think my favourite addition to my garden has been the climbing roses. They’re growing all over the back fence, which makes it look like my garden is even bigger than it actually is. They add such a much-needed pop of colour to an otherwise dreary looking back fence and I’m really glad that my friend added them to their carefully selected gift of flower seeds.

Anyway, I’m going to go and admire my garden for a while. Every day I like to sit on the small table and chair set that I have positioned right in the heart of the flower garden and just admire the beautiful flowers around me.