For years, there has been a section of our garden that has sat looking like a stalled construction project. We walked by it on the way to the back of the property as if crossing the River Styx. We repurposed the concrete by taking it down the road to be recycled at the local cement factory. ____________________________________A gardener grows through observation, experimentation, and learning from the failures, triumphs, and hard work of oneself and others. This column explores those relationships and how we learn about the world around us from plants and our fellow gardeners.