And so is another gardener encouraged from so young. Lovely. Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 On 8/02/2013 2:59 a.m., Cynthia Mueller wrote: > Steven, that's a great story. -Cynthia Mueller > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:06 AM, "steven hart" <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just wanted to share, I have a beautiful little boy with a lovely lady >> who adored the other guy & had to follow her heart.. Our little man lives >> with beautiful mum & his lovely new dad near Cairns about 2000km away but >> Tracy goes out of her way to keep me involved in his life in any way she >> can, so he always knows im close by & we are all wonderful friends.. She >> was never supposed to have children so he was a special gift... >> >> Our little boy Nader just turned 4 in November, he loves the garden, he >> waters & loves to plant plants for mum in the vegi patch & he helped plant >> lots of palm seedlings in pots & he watches them grow every day, he loves >> insects so he always carries a magnifying glass I gave him, everywhere he >> goes & if he sees a mite he will count the hairs on its legs haha..... >> >> I decided to see if I could give him an interest in bulbs, and I gave him >> his first bulb for his 4th birthday, I decided on a Hippeastrum Apple >> Blossom & he was very intrigued by this strange thing mixed in with his >> presents, naturally I gave mum a heads up so he didn't take a bite out of >> it & she helped him plant it... He dug his own hole & planted it with the >> neck out & I think he found this all a little strange, but he went out >> every day & looked at the little tip sticking out of the soil with a >> baffled look on his face.... But one morning he went out & a bud >> had started & he was fascinated, each day it got bigger & he ran in to Mum >> & dragged her out to see what's happening... Soon after it flowered 4 giant >> flowers & he is absolutely hooked, he loved it & out came the magnifying >> glass so he could look at it all in detail, the grains of pollen, veins in >> the petals the colours, & he was on his hands & knees smelling the feint >> perfume each day with a smile from ear to ear.... He had to call because he >> remembered it was from me & he asked if he can have another one next >> birthday because he loves it so much... >> >> I thought it was so special I wanted to share :-) >> Steven >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >