When Mary Pembleton first moved into her North Carolina home, she tore out a rose bush with pale pink flowers.
She told her husband she was doing it to make room for more tomatoes. In reality, she tore out the roses because they reminded her too much of her mother.
In this week’s Modern Love essay, Ms. Pembleton writes about learning to see her garden, her mother, and herself with more tenderness.
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