There were instructions a child was given growing up on a farm in the Forties and they have ever remained in the background of life. The paper has suffered from my neglect the past week or so. This year the violets quite outdid themselves. Two springs ago they were only a small mound of earth and roots, topped by a few green leaves. Good fences make good neighbors, I told Nay as he and I laid down the outlines of a fence around my garden.
Warm showers bring out the best in a garden.
This has been a very good year for gardens. I have watched with envy one garden along the road that was planted late and burst quickly into fruitage.