{"id":140046,"date":"2023-10-27T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cuttings-gifted-by-friends-bring-new-life-and-fond-memories\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T17:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:13:30","slug":"cuttings-gifted-by-friends-bring-new-life-and-fond-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cuttings-gifted-by-friends-bring-new-life-and-fond-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuttings gifted by friends bring new life and fond memories"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSharing beloved plant cuttings connects the places and people who grew them with your garden\u2019s 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\u2019s memory alive. I named my plant \u2018Debbie\u2019s Mum\u2019 and gave her to a friend when I left the city. I hope she\u2019s 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\u2019d 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 \u2013 they hoped \u2013 wildlife would find a home there. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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