Well Tended Garden

Sam and Simmy drove out of town to see to the needs of the elderly parents. A few rhubarb pies were baked to give the house a homemade smell again.
As the pies were baking, Simmy went out onto the deck to look at the back yard. The garden was a tiny little patch of dirt with a few tomato plants, a couple of cucumber plants and some carrots and spices.
Simmy recalled the half acre gardens that her Mom had filled with produce when all eight children were growing up.
Life had come almost full circle and her parents were now, again, just the two of them... as they had begun.
As Simmy eyed the garden she noticed little pieces of lumber shimmed around the tomato plants in makeshift housing.
Each plant had been given a little wind protection and this carpenters' garden was well tended and each plant was treated with precious care.
Simmy sighed and said to Sam, "It's not how big it is, it is how well it's tended. Each plant is so tenderly protected."
As they headed back into the city, Aubin Nurseries was open and the Hummer pulled onto the gravel drive, almost of its' own volition.
Well, alright, Simmy had been wanting to visit this gardener for some time now.
There was a 'perfection' to the surroundings and a serene feeling of another love tended garden. In size, it was very large indeed.

Simmy spotted a flash of scarlet bunched together next to an old blue truck. Once espied, it drew her in and she purchased two 'Morden Fireglow' rosebushes. They were just irresistible.