Two came from my parents who passed away almost 30 years ago...
rabbit tracks, grand duke jasmine--
" the grand duke"
a rose which has been passed down from my paternal grandmother--she gave my mom the first piece, mom passed it on to my brother, he gave it to me when he divorced and moved into an apartment--this plant or a piece of it has been in the family for more than 60 years--I call it the Dodie rose in honor of my grandmother--wish I knew how she came by it
"the Dodie rose"
an aloe from my mother-in-law and a "Fairy Rose" bush from my sister-in-law--
all sorts of plants given to me by my students through my more than 40 years of teaching--
a few cacti brought to me by one of my sons from a field trip out west--
an African violet that the other son gave to me to rescue--and which has been resurrected more than once--
and all sorts of snippets and starters from along the way--
my husband has brought many little pieces home given to him by various people and they have been nurtured like all the others.
I love working amongst them all--giving a thought to each person or occasion that brought them into my garden.
