AGING WELL

Turn 50 And Poof, Suddenly You’re Into Gardens

I guess I should be happy it’s not Bingo

A pink waterlily at a favorite garden respite | Photo by the author

Life got you down? Too much human misery on display on the boob tube? I’ve got the antidote for what ails ya — the beauty and wonder to be found at your local nursery or garden shop.

I’m not talking about your standard Home Depot or Lowe’s variety. I mean those quaint local places where humans still interact with you, where there’s still a sense of community, helpfulness and most of all, inspiration.

I’m not sure what it is, I don’t have a green thumb, not by a long shot. I’m no gardener and my outside space is laughable. But there’s something about the environment of garden shops — and the fun artistic things that can bring life to any garden that just brighten my day and give me hope for a floundering humanity.