My Mother's Green Thumb

My mother is a master "rooter" of cuttings: gardenia, forsythia, rose, confederate rose, rosemary, wisteria, hydrangea, peach and fig--to name a few. This is a peach tree in her yard that she grew from a pit. Some of its blossoms are pink and some are white.

I think if we tested the dna on her thumb, the results would reveal something like rhizocaline, a powerful hormone that stimulates the growth and development of plants. Or, maybe it would reveal consistent attention to the details of gardening on a daily basis.


Below is a sample of some plants I have in my yard that she started.

gardenia

rosemary

confederate rose
(mallow)

fig

wisteria

forsythia

Mama is also a really good biscuit maker--more on that topic, later.