A woman turning 40 is not viewed in a positive light. For many, it is downhill from here. Literally, gravity is steadily pulling parts of their body down. Three days after my 40th birthday, my youngest daughter celebrated her 7th birthday with a garden theme party in our backyard. Unfortunately, our backyard lacked a garden. The cement backyard had a designated garden area, somewhat like a garden bed. But, there weren’t many flowers blooming. On the right side stood a slanted peach tree full of life – covered with tons of unripened peaches. There sweet aroma filled the backyard. In the center of the garden was a wild raspberry bush whose branches spread like uncontrollable tentacles. It was blooming with raspberry buds. And, then there was the pink rosebush on the left side of the garden. It only had one branch that had blossomed. The other branches were bare and appeared to be dead. Due to my unattractive raspberry bush and dying rosebush, I knew without a doubt I had to incorporate some vibrant, colorful …