Property News · October 27, 2023

Cuttings gifted by friends bring new life and fond memories


Sharing beloved plant cuttings connects the places and people who grew them with your garden’s futureWhen I lived in New York, I bought a side table on Craigslist from a woman called Debbie who lived in Queens. What was meant to be a simple transaction turned into a long chat over tea. Before I left that day, she pressed a sansevieria cutting wrapped in damp kitchen paper into my hand and told me that it was from a plant that belonged to her mother. She shared cuttings with whomever would take one to keep her mother’s memory alive. I named my plant ‘Debbie’s Mum’ and gave her to a friend when I left the city. I hope she’s still thriving somewhere in Queens.When we moved to East Sussex, we had no idea that a pandemic was around the corner and that we’d get to know our new neighbours, a vibrant, elderly couple, through socially distanced chats over the hedge. They kept a remarkable garden. Its untidiness bothered and baffled our neater neighbours but the unruliness was intentional. They were cultivating a wild space so that – they hoped – wildlife would find a home there. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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