Butterflies' preferred colors are apparently lavender, pink, white and yellow, red and orange. Whatever the path chosen, the end result is deeply gratifying. They are just as essential to the sweet, sweet flavor of a home grown strawberry as the sun and the rain. And there really is no comparing freshly picked tomatoes on your garden salad to their woody, green-picked cousins. To see it come to maturity and to harvest it and eat it is very rewarding.
Gardens are all about peace and tranquility.
They're a great place to unwind. To know the love of a garden, adds gardener Jay Day, is to earn a whole new perspective. It becomes a way of life. Lesley Holdcroft is a Seattle-area freelance writer. Washington's only statewide book of list.