I liked some of the things that you said, like “to kill a tree is to kill a man” I feel that way too on the inside, and it hurts so much whenever I am walking on the streets of the city and I see people bringing down trees or chopping them wildly.
I also like how you remember your old garden with emotion like it meant something beautiful to you, and I bet each plant felt like it was a pet or something, I know I feel that way now. I moved to where I live now 6 months ago, and I have my first backyard/garden now, and it is exciting because I have always been interested in gardening but never had such a space. Now I only lack resources to materialize my visions to space but I have no rush, I go at my own rhythm.
Before you know it, spring would have arrived and with it a new opportunity for you to implement all your ideas, the cucumber, the flowers, and so on. ¡Regards! Wish you the best in your way.