People that involve themselves in gardening, will tell you that it is something that really gets inside you and brings so much joy.
Over the years, I have found that gardeners of all ages are well grounded people - no airs and graces - just lovely people.
They are always willing to share their cuttings, seeds etc., as well as their successes and failures.
I think that this is because they realize that nature is in control - all they can do is to work with nature and hope that everything will turn out well.
For myself, I look forward to every season with hope and delight in even the small successes - to see the first snowdrop, the spring blossoms, the first vegetables emerging from the seeds that I planted - all of this makes me happy.
When you walk around the garden and see something that has appeared again - this is wonderful.
I believe that gardeners believe in the future and so they keep on planting.
Of course, it is not always plain sailing, there are times when we have failures dur to the mistakes that we have made, but this is how we learn and move forward.
For both young and old, gardening has so many benefits - health, exercise,release from stress and always something to look forward to.