Anonymous wrote:I'm a terrible gardener, but the flowers I love (usually grown by others) include tubular begonias, gladiolas, moss rose, azaleas, and rununculus. I also love pink dogwoods.
For sentimental reasons, my very favorites will always be snapdragons and peppermint carnations.
My grandmother (who was a gifted gardener) showed me when I was very young how to make the dragon snap. Whenever I visited, she'd let me pick one and snap away. As a child, it was the neatest thing ever.
Peppermint carnations - I can't remember exactly how it started, but I remember getting shots and my Mom getting me one as a treat, and when I was sick, my Dad would bring home one to sit beside my bed and brighten my room. It was a marvel to me as a child that the flower was both red and white. Now, whenever I see one, it's a reminder of how loving my parents have always been.
Aww, sweet story. My mother loved roses and had beautiful ones im her garden. I have never had the knack but would gladly pay someone to get roses in my yard.