It is said that one of the most wonderful things about being a grandparent is that you can give the children back. It is a joy, with both sons settled, in relationships and mortgaged, that I can look forward to…
It could also apply to gardens.
I have had a greenhouse, an allotment, gardens wherever I have lived, even been a member of a gardeners society. Now I do not even have a window box.
I have just spent five days in Suffolk with recently married and honeymooned Paul and Soph. And I went to help do their neglected garden. I have dug, tidied, replanted, weeded and sowed.
I have had aches and blisters, and have toiled and sweated honestly.
But.
It is not mine. I do not have to constantly upkeep it and water it.
I have given the garden back.
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