A Survivor’s Garden

After a bout with cancer, a gardener returns to her garden

Amy Kirschbaum of San Diego shared these photos of her garden , along with her tale of surviving cancer :

I ’m attaching some photos of my garden . My garden was featured online with your magazine publisher two geezerhood ago ( see that posthere ) . Since then , I was diagnosed with white meat cancer and went through a year of treatment and am a twelvemonth done and Crab destitute ! I was diagnosed in tardy spring , so my garden was not observe while I went through chemotherapy . It is now back in bloom . It pass through metamorphosis similar to me .

anthesis vine in everlasting white complement the brilliant clean stucco of the planetary house .

lenient pink roses strut their poppycock in the courtyard garden , no doubt fill it with their fragrance .

These wallow shrubs of small white roses are abundant and full , but by sticking to dewy-eyed white and just one colour , Amy has create a garden shot that is tranquil and elegant . And because she ’s prosperous enough to live in a climate where they are well-fixed to arise , she ’s immix them with a beautiful regalia of succulents .

Another shot of the steps flank by mountain of succulent and ashen rose .

In the court , a citrous fruit tree stands in the place of honor in the shopping centre , serving as a focal full stop for the whole blueprint .

Do n’t you like you could rest back in those beautiful turquoise patio loungers ? What a sodding spot for Amy to loosen and celebrate her successful fight against cancer .

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