I'm a doctor by profession and crazy about plants. I bought some of them, some I grew from seeds and bulbs others I rooted from stem cuttings (no hormones). Now I REALLLLY want to try my luck at grafting bouganvillea.
I find gardening very nerve soothing and relaxing. Except for when I'm out of station (then its just horrifying, watering them is UFFF

I keep my swiss knife with me so that when ever i see a plant I can ask the owner and snip a stem off (yeah that sounds crazy).