I came across this article in my files and found it both inspiring and informative. Of course, anyone interested in gardening doesn't need to be persuaded as to the importance of plants. But this article frames it differently and along the way explains simply just how plants function, grow and reproduce.

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/0...

What a wonderful article. Thank you for passing it along.🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹

That was great, world famous author. Thank you. Happy Easter.

I enjoyed that, great article Thanks for sharing Will

Fabulous article. I'm about to (9 DAYS) finish my Occupational Therapy graduate degree

A lot of people say OT? is that like PT? Neeeyaahish- Yes and no.

Pt looks at your body and assumes if they can fix the biomechanical deficit function will follow and function will lead to a rich and rewarding life.
OT takes the opposite approach- what makes a life rich and rewarding then work down to environment activities and then anatomy,

I can't tell you how much value there is, especially for people living with a disability - to take sole responsibility for another dependent life form- Even- especially if an injury makes it so you can't dress yourself or you become frail or society isolates you in your old age-

life begets life
renewal is contagious
growth is catchy
struggle is shared

Noticing that new root in a vase, that new bud struggling toward the light
Its very impactful - for me as a fully able avid gardener- and also for people who struggle with mental, physical or environmental hurdles. Its admirable and meaningful and a shared experience.

So if anyone has cuttings laying around- take them to your local senior center or community group or after school program- even the hardest inner city teen delinquents can benefit from that connection- delivering care and reaping the rewards in a very simple way- its hugely symbolic and it allows for an experience that may be new- fostering life, generating measurable productivity- Its very powerful