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limber when I bend over and get down on my hands and knees to fertilize and groom the plants. It’s also a great strength-training program when I’m hefting those 50-pound bags of fertilizer from Star Nursery or unloading and spreading two tons of the world’s best compost from the St. George Refuse Center off Brigham Road. It’s a workout for sure. Yet, at the same time, it’s a highly meditative experience when early in the stillness of each Sunday morning I gently water and bathe each bush.

At 65, with the right help from my trainers at Dixie Regional Medical Center’s Live Well Center, I believe I can keep it up for at least another 10 or 20 years.

And if I can get those grandkids of mine to do the heavy lifting, I might be able to go on indefinitely. I certainly have the passion for it, and that makes all the difference. V Joel Deceuster and his wife Madeline moved to St. George in 2012 from San Jose, California.

His California home was surrounded by over 250 rose bushes. Joel enjoyed his career as a marketing executive in the fast-paced world of the Silicon Valley. He currently works full-time for the Intermountain Live Well Center – St. George. Joel is a member of the American Rose Society, and has won several awards for his roses. If you’d like to drive by and view the garden, his address is 2352 South 1060 West in St. George. You’ll find him in his garden every Saturday. Be careful to stay on the sidewalk, and please do not step into the garden. If you’re interested in roses and want to connect with Joel you can contact him at: www.UtahRoseMaster@gmail.com 41