SARI-SARING HARDIN (Part2)

"I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant of Nature, not her truculent, wife-beating master. I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit." ~Reginald Farrer, In a

Yorkshire Garden, 1909

GARDEN TALK FROM CORA:These are all very interesting conversation. Para tayong mga halaman.We were initially planted in the same pot- and for four years- we grew in that same pot - getting the same care and nurturance, as we grew in a common environment and coped with the same challenges during our growing years. .But after graduation - we were drawn out from that common pot- and were planted in different places, different environments - where - for 50 years - we were faced with diverse challenges that tested our spirit, which also gave us to know ourselves better, and to show to the world what we are made of. And now- these plants ( tayo yun) have grown to become trees- and are now tracing what happened during these 50 years - that made us what we are now. Much of what we are now is traceable to what we have all been through during these past years. Yet- diverse as our past experiences can be - we still find a lot in common with one another- having been "planted" in the same pot for four of our growing years.Very interesting that - now - kahit sino man tayo at kahit ano pa ang nangyari sa atin - we have those precious " shared" years to look back to and treasure as significant part of our growing up years.What we have shared is so precious to us all- as we are one in saying we are lucky to have had the PWU brand of nurturance and care.

EBB'S DESERT GARDEN- SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA- Welcome to our sari-saring hardin Part 2. Sorry it took me a while to post this. Had a difficult time due to changes in computer format. I am not use to it and need to practice. Change is not always easy.

PHOTO#1- BEFORE (Taken last Sept. 2010)

PHOTO#2- AFTER (CACTUS GARDEN-April 2011)

PHOTO#3-CACTUS FLOWER

PHOTO#4-RIVER VIEW FROM OUR BACKYARD

FLOR'S DESERT GARDEN (CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA) Hello everyone! This is my small place and desert garden. What you can see are the remnants of winter in the Valley of the Sun. This is my new challenge in life...to grow tropical plants in a desert environment. The front is for flowering plants.

I am still waiting for the seeds to germinate. The inner one is for my vegetables...broccoli is weather resistant; California and Arizona have monopoly of the broccoli market in USA and the northeast has started to compete just this year.The plastic containers are for my herbs; I harvested dill and parsley already.My asparagus is starting to sprout; my friend in Kentucky sent me okra,upo, bean, saluyot seeds. I have to wait and see how they will develop.The soil here is fertile yet rain is scarce; source of water is from Colorado River, which the native American indians control.Hopefully, in the northwest, near Lake Havasu and Palm Spring, Ca,where I bought a few acres of land, and the Colorado River is nearby, my gardening/agricultural ventures will be more successful. Our newspaper yesterday mentioned that our city used to be the fig capital of America in the the 1930's but as a result of severe drought, the fig tree vanished.