Spring: Old Friends Every Where I have a little garden, there are seasonal vegetable, lemon tree, kumquat tree, sakura, Dutch hyacinth, ... and strawberry. Last year, I went to traditional market w

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Susan Tsai

Spring: Old Friends Every Where I have a little garden, there are seasonal vegetable, lemon tree, kumquat tree, sakura, Dutch hyacinth, ... and strawberry. Last year, I went to traditional market with my mother, and buy one strawberry. Taiwan is hot and wet, not good for the strawberry, so strawberry is unusual in Taiwan. Actually, I just got one strawberry, but I didn't depressed about that. I still hope this plant grow well in my garden. This year, in spring time, strawberry get much stronger and split. I have enjoyed good harvests, but didn't eat any one until today, because these fruit looks so appealing for old friends( birds and insects ). Welcome to my garden, old friends.

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Spring: Old Friends Every Where

I have a little garden, there (1) with seasonal vegetables, a lemon tree, a kumquat tree, a sakura tree, some dutch hyacinth, a strawberry plant and some others.

Last year, I went to a traditional market with my mother, and (2) bought a strawberry plant. Taiwan (3) has a is hot and wet climate, which is not good for the growing of strawberries, so strawberries are not commonly grown in is unusual in Taiwan. Actually, I just got have one strawberry plant, but I was not bothered(4) didn't depressed about that. I still hope this plant grows (5) well in my garden. This spring year, in spring time, the strawberry plant thrived and new shoots emerged get much stronger and split. I have enjoyed a good harvests, but I didn't eat any strawberry until today, because they look so appealing to(6) for old friends( birds and insects ). Welcome to my garden, old friends.

Hi Susan,

I envy you for having your own piece of nature which you can enjoy. I live in an apartment, so I try to grow indoor plants. I have a dedicated corner for my potted plants, but I must say I do not have green fingers. I ended up growing mostly cacti, which are more hardy.

Just a few suggestions for you:

(1) I used "with" to connect your garden with the types of plants or trees you have in your garden. The preposition "with" has the meaning of association or connection. Example: Spice up your dish WITH a little pepper.

(2) The action happened last year. Use past tense (i.e bought).

(3) When you write "Taiwan is hot and wet", you are not grammatically wrong. However, I think you are referring to the climate. Therefore, I changed it to "Taiwan has a hot and wet climate".

(4) "Depressed" has a meaning that someone has a medical condition. Perhaps some brain hormones (eg serotonin) are deficient and the person is often in low spirits. Other associating symptoms include disrupted sleep patterns, poor appetite and disinterest in daily activities. I don't think you were "depressed". Instead, I think you were not "affected / bothered" by the fact that you only have one strawberry plant.

(5) Subject-Verb Agreement. "Plant" which is a singular noun should be paired with a singular verb "grows".

(6) Something "appeals to" us, not "appeals for" us. Some verbs naturally collocate with certain prepositions.

Hope this helps.
Cheers, Lance

SPRING: Old Friends Everywhere.

I have a little garden. There are seasonal vegetables, lemon and kumquat trees, sakura, Dutch hyacinth, and strawberry plants in it.

Last year, I went to the traditional market with my mother and bought just one strawberry plant. Taiwan is hot and wet - not good for the strawberry plant, so growing strawberries is a rare activity in Taiwan. Actually, I just got one strawberry plant at that time, but didn't get depressed about it; I still hoped this plant would grow well in my garden.

It did. This year in the spring time, my strawberry plant got much stronger, spread out, and split off shoots. As a result, I have several plants now. I have enjoyed good harvests, but didn't eat any of the fruit until today. It is because these fruit look so appealing to my old friends (the birds and insects). Welcome to my garden, my old friends!

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