The nursery industry is well aware that the majority of shoppers for plants are women. And it’s not just a cliché that women are the leaders in nurturing. Most of us are here because mothers took care of us when we were helpless. It is the spirit of motherhood, in people of all genders, that is turning lawns into gardens and gardens into habitat. When we take plants from pots and put them in to soil, they are helpless until they grow their roots into the earth. Our care and nurturing mothers them until they are more independent. Then our relationship becomes a partnership, and the plants give back to us, too.
At Harlequin’s Gardens we see this force in action and it gives us great hope for the future, not just for our nursery, but for the greening of Planet Earth.
We invite you to enjoy a visit to Harlequin’s Gardens as part of your Mother’s Day celebrations. And we encourage everyone to mother themselves. We all deserve self-love.