Do you remember me mentioning that I'm taking horticulture classes?! Well, about two months ago I wrote an essay and applied for a scholarship through the Old Dominion Golf Course Superintendents Association, and I won. It's been nearly a decade since I wrote something of this nature, I am certainly (very very ) out of practice, and to be chosen for a piece that feels close to my heart was incredibly gratifying. I want to share it with you now. Disclaimer: includes the most cliche closing line of all time. crocosmia blooming last summer March 10 th , 2012 was the first day I ever really worked outside . I'm not talking about mowing the lawn, or weeding the backyard garden . I'm talking about really working. The type of work that leaves your muscles feeling like jello . The type of work that challenges your mind and your sanit...