第一次到岳父家的后花园,是前年五月的一个明媚的日子。不足40平方米的小花园错落有致、生意盎然。红茶花娇艳欲滴、白莲花一尘不染、金银化清香四溢……更吸引人的是一盆盆造型各异的盆景,有清翠潇洒的南天竹、有古朴苍老的檵木、有自然清新的罗汉松……那时,岳父刚告别了执教三十八年的教坛,带着满头花白的头发,全身心地“经营”着他的小花园。一如育人,岳父育花十分执着。为了养好花木,他常常细细地品读《花木盆景》杂志,饶有兴趣地观看电视中有关育花的知识讲座,以增加理论知识,拓宽视野。在实际操作方面,他更是精益求精。且不说他如何细心地浇水施肥、剪枝换土、造型育苗,单就备土而言,就很麻烦:在恩施州这个小城内,土质多为砂性土,颗粒较大,因此,为取土,岳父常常要跑许多地方。取来土后,他还要加点“农家肥”长时间闷堆,然后进行筛分、拌料等, The first time to the father’s home in the garden, is a bright day in May last year. Less than 40 square meters of small garden patchwork, business vibrant. Delicate flowers of black tea, white lotus spotless, silver and silver fragrance overflowing ... ... more attractive is a basin of different shapes of bonsai, there are clear green Nantian bamboo, ancient old Alder, a natural fresh Podocarpus ... At that time, the father-in-law had just bid farewell to the pilgrimage for thirty-eight years, with his grizzled hair on his garden, working wholeheartedly. As educating people, father-in-law is very dedicated. In order to keep flowers and trees, he often carefully read “Flower Bonsai” magazine, with interest watching television on the flower education lectures, in order to increase theoretical knowledge and broaden their horizons. In practice, he is more excellence. Not to mention how he carefully watering and fertilizing, pruning and soil replacement, modeling nursery, on the preparation of soil alone, it is very troublesome: Enshi Prefecture in this small town, the soil is mostly sandy soil, larger particles, therefore, To take earth, father-in-law often ran many places. After taking the soil, he also added some “manure” bored for a long time, and then screening, spices, etc.,