Year of the rat
Amateur Gardening|March 14, 2020
While 2020 is the Year of the Rat in the Chinese calendar, Val says it’s the year of the rat every year in her garden
Val
Year of the rat

I WAS slightly surprised when I went into a health-food shop at the beginning of this year to see a picture of a large rat, until I noticed a banner proclaiming that 2020 was the Year of the Rat. The Chinese zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle and the Chinese view rats as clever and quick thinkers. They’re successful, but live a quiet and peaceful life. People born in the Year of the Rat, whether it’s 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996 or 2008, are optimistic and energetic.

I have visited Japan several times to lecture about roses, with a mixed group including musicians, actors, gardeners and potters. We all looked up our signs according to our year of birth. I know I am born in the Year of the Tiger (1950). That means I’m a born leader, tenacious, intelligent and patient. Ha! Believe that if you will. I’m also meant to be gullible, short-tempered and suspicious. I felt tigerish once I knew this, but one rather large lady was less impressed to be born in the Year of the Ox.

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