Diane’s garden in Illinois

Today ’s photos are from Diane Jaeger in Chicago Heights , Illinois . She says,“Gardening is my cacoethes and my business . However , the passion came first and I just kind of fall into the business ! About 13 years ago I lost my chore . I am a unmarried ma of 5 sons and at the time the younger two were still in grade schooltime , so I really want to adjudicate to be more of a mummy . Anyhow , to stress to make a prospicient story unretentive , I answer an ad to weed someone ’s yard in the area . VERY minimum $ $ , but I thought , “ OK , I can do this ! ” It was close to home , my own hour etc . Well , it kind of blossomed … referral after referral and I decided to endeavor to make a go of it . One affair lead to another and here I am ! One of my sons put to work with me , as well as one of his friends . Both have just graduated college , so I may ask to come up new help next yr , but for now it works ! When I moved into my house , the only thing in the yard ( front ) was a prominent facile maple and a few yews . The maple has remained , although I would love to take it out . That would be too expensive though , but the yews have leave and I have remove most of the grass to produce what I have now . In the back there was nothing other than a swing set – not one tree , efflorescence , or anything . Now it is entirely take . I wish I had an acre or more . I would screw to uphold to plant young things ! It is somewhat of an addiction I think , but a upright one ! ”

Yeeeeaaaah , not nearly enough photo , Diane . send out us a few hundred more , will ya ? Beautiful ! !

- - I ’m getting so many great submission , but I can always employ more ! Dig out your cameras , take a big farseeing base on balls around your garden , and beam ME photo ! I love having more than I could possibly sue to choose from . Thanks ! ! * * *

- - One more thing … .. have you always wonder what your fellow GPODers are like in soul ? Never cerebrate you ’d get a chance to get together them?Check this out … .While the GPOD is n’t officially a taunton forum , it ’s close enough , and I need to pass the invite . Anybody at all concerned ? I ’d be willing to search for some garden to tour …

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