Blanche’s Garden

Repaying a Kindness

We are big fans of the West Highland White Terrier dog breed. When we were ready to get our second Westie, we adopted from the Westie Rescue group, rather than purchase another puppy. Thus Blanche became a part of our lives. We were working at the time and were not able to walk her during the day. Our friend and neighbor Dianne came to our rescue and walked Blanche every day at lunchtime. When Blanche crossed the rainbow bridge, we wanted to repay Dianne’s kindness for all those walks and lovings. I knew she wanted to step up the impact of her front garden, so I offered to redesign and plant the space. The space is particularly challenging as it sits in the shade of a maple tree, whose roots greedily take up the available moisture in the soil. Despite those challenges, the garden thrives with love and attention, just as Blanche did.