A few months ago my friend Jackie gave Toby two tiny sunflower seedlings that her two year old son had grown from seeds. We watered, nurtured and watched the two tiny green shoots as they grew daily until they eventually took over the kitchen windowsill and had to be moved to Billy's parent's back garden.
Where they continued to grow.
Now they are almost 7 feet tall with two enormous yellow flowers the size of dinner plates on stems as thick as my thumb.
And I am proud. Proud that my little boy's first seedlings have thrived, prospered and bloomed into such a magical display. Proud that they overshadow all of the sunflowers my sister and I used to grow under my Mother's expert eyes for the annual Blue Peter tallest sunflower challenge. Proud that today my son had his photo taken, completely dwarfed by two massive beautiful plants that we grew together.
And I am proud I didn't kill them...that the girl who was once told by her exasperated green finger mother that she was gardenally challenged managed to grow two fabulous flowers!!
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