The author reflects on their childhood tradition of planting tulips and the deeper meaning these flowers hold. Specifically, tulips, which bloom annually, symbolize renewal and the promise of new beginnings. As the author faces personal challenges, including their father's cancer diagnosis, the act of nurturing tulips brings moments of joy and mindfulness. The narrative emphasizes how flowers, particularly tulips, can be a source of comfort and a reminder of life’s cyclical nature, intertwining the themes of memory, familial bonds, and healing through horticulture therapy.
As the cold turns to warmth, the leaves return to the trees, and the sun shines longer each day, the tulips will blossom. These are harbingers of hope, peace with uncertainty, and a dawn of new possibilities after darkness.
In horticulture therapy, sometimes flowers pull someone back to the moment with symbolism and newfound meanings. Out of the dirt, these lovely beings burst.
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