Amateur Gardening

Your LETTERS TO WENDY

My garden is my salvation

NEVER underestimate the value of gardening to those who are caring for their loved ones at home. My beloved husband was diagnosed with devastating health problems at the start of the Covid restrictions. He needs 24-hour care and like many other families, I have cared for him at home without any official help.

Throughout this time the one thing that has been my salvation is my garden. Without the joy of the ongoing jobs like planting bulbs and growing seeds, then later seeing the results as the flowers bloom and smelling the wonderful scents as I brush against leaves, all provide

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