ElderChicks

Global warming has the visible dividend of producing May flowers in April in many of our gardens and window-boxes this year.  We’re moving up by one month to ask how your garden grows.  Indoor windowsills are definitely included in this query.

What gifts of nature are brightening your world this month?  Do you plant for color and/or design?  What part does fragrance play in your choice of this year’s crop?  

R_x Gardening:  According to the AARP, in addition to providing nutritious veggies and fruits for your table and beautiful flowers to decorate it, gardening actually offers health benefits that include exposure to vitamin D, decreased dementia risk, mood-boosting, enjoyable aerobic exercise, and a way to combat loneliness through participation in community gardening.

Let’s focus on flowers this month!  (Veggies welcome.) Tell us.