Friday Flowers: Memories of Grandma's Garden

Grandma's House and Grandma -undated photos
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My mother's parents built a big house near the main intersection of the small town where they practiced medicine. The doctor's office was accessed through the side door near the driveway. The windows on the left lower window looked out from the waiting room and the next window was the examination room and dispensary. The back of the house overlooked a large yard with a deep perennial border on three sides. Grandma loved working in her garden in the evenings.

In 1984, Grandma shocked me with the news that she was selling the house and moving to a condominium. She was only 88 years old! I was busy with our two year old twins and hadn't noticed her getting older and struggling to keep up the big property. Before she moved, she made sure I had several boxes of plants from her garden.


Iris, Pulmonaria, Peony, Coral Bells, Lily of the Valley, Evening Primrose, Trillium, ferns, and more...

We moved to another house in June 1987 and I moved the plants to the new garden where they still bloom every season. Each spring and summer I enjoy the flowers and remember Grandma's garden. I still have her old watering cans and use them to water my potted plants and tomatoes.

Flowers, like memories, can last forever.