Flower Gardening - The Anxiety Cure?

Born and raised in Northeastern Louisiana, gardening, especially ornamental gardening has always been an out for me, an escape of sorts. In addition, gardening has been much less expensive than the best psychotherapy could offer and certainly much more efficient. I began the art of rose growing in my high school days with the aid of an elderly couple and mentors, Jack and Dovie Kinkaid. Their love and respect of not only the rose garden but any garden transcended generations as now evidenced in my two year old, who probably knows more now about gardening than most know as adults. Although collegiate degrees possessed are not in Botany and Plant Physiology and the like, I am currently working on my Master Gardener’s certification and conducting my own research and experiments with gardening. My hobby resides in researching plant pests and diseases and the ever popular cure. Photographing nature is fast becoming a favorite pastime for me as well.