I can remember my Grandmother and Aunt Marjorie over wintering
coleus and geraniums plants. All winter I would
watch the coleus get bigger and more spindly and the geraniums hanging in the
basement gets dryer and more dead looking.
Then in the spring these wise women of my
childhood would cut the coleus into small pieces and shake the dry dirt off the
geraniums and plant both in fresh new soil. Soon to
my amazement both would grow and once again bring beauty to the gardens of my
childhood.
Last year we took our spindly coleus plant and with the help
of our granddaughters cut the plant into small pieces making many new beautiful
plants for our gardens (Click here to visit that post).
Today Ruth and Emily in search of something
to do spied our large spindly coleus and so began our Sunday afternoon cutting and
planting frenzy. If they all grow we
will have 73 separate coleus plants our summer garden. I think there maybe a plant give away in our
future.
What do you remember from your childhood gardens?
How are you sharing a love of gardening with the children in
your life?
Grandma Snyder
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