My late wife loved her two gardens and one plant always made her day when it flowered. The Rose Of Sharon. Hibiscus. Alas, I lost one of two after she died but I do my best to keep this one blooming. It makes my day too.
Mego, we have a white Rose of Sharon outside our bedroom window. It is in bloom now, and every morning when I see it I'll think of you and your dear wife. Plants can be so evocative . . . .
Just a thought that I missed malingardener. How nice of you to think of me and my late wife in that way. The feeling is mutual.