Yesterday Was The Perfect Day
Recently I headed in to Boston to put one of our roof gardens to bed for the winter. I had not seen my client in a few months and she greeted me at the door. She was very enthusiastic in her praise of the garden. Recently recovered from hip surgery, she remarked that the garden had been integral to her healing. She could not take the pain medications prescribed for her so the garden became her respite. We did not know when we installed it on a 95 degree day that it would become her exercise room. At that point we were looking for beauty, relaxation and a few edibles for cooking. Since her surgery it had also become a gym. Since the garden encompasses two decks she made a loop from one to the other and that became part of her recovery routine.
She was lavish with her praise and told me about all the wildlife she and her husband had enjoyed watching. Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and birds had made regular stops in her garden, which she also said helped her recovery. My client then proceeded to give me the most beautiful hand thrown mug with bees embossed on it saying she had thought of me as soon as she had seen it.
She knows I am a beekeeper which also explained the card she chose.
Effusive in her praise, my client was convinced that the garden had helped her heal. She told me I “had created something that was so filled with love it was amazing.”
At that point I was reminded why I do what I do.
It’s not to become rich. It’s not to become famous. It’s not to become a leader in my industry. I do what I do to touch peoples’ lives. Sure many of the projects are just projects. But every so often there is a client, like this one, who really appreciates what I am trying to do and sees my ulterior motive. Not just to create beauty but to create connection. To make lives better through interactions with the beauty of nature. And whether that is a few container gardens on a deck or a completely new landscape the goal is the same.
It was a very good day.
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