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My love of trying things

I live in a place that has four seasons and I love every one of the seasons. I look forward to Spring and Summer as I can start working in the yard. I am no master gardener but it gives me immense pleasure to work in the dirt, plat new annuals, perennials, vegetables and trees. I think I have developed this love for gardening from my mother. She grew up in a village in India and had the pleasure of watching her father plant roses all around their rented house. They had a Jackfruit tree, a couple of Mango trees, a Kokum tree and also a few cows. They got fresh milk every morning by milking the cows by traditional hand method. I had the pleasure of visiting the village only a few times as my parents lived in a city and most of all, I was not too happy to go there when I was very young as there was no electrcity in the village. While growing up in the city, I saw my mother plant roses and jasmines in a pot. She grew some vegetables in a pots as well since we lived in an apartment and ha