I have a soft spot in my heart for flowers. My grandmother had a beautiful garden that covered an entire hill behind her house in Canonsburg, PA that, to this day, is still one of the most beatiful things I have ever seen. The love of flowers extended to my mother, and luckily, even though heredity had nothing to do with it, to my wife Linda who now has one of the most beautiful gardens at our home. Here is a beginning sample: