Gardening fever is upon us. It seems as
though everyone is a gardener, even if they
live in a big city apartment. Even if they have
eleven green thumbs. Even if they wouldn't
pull weeds for a million dollars. Even if they
don't know the difference between a spade
and a rake. Even if they hate vegetables and
bugs, are allergic to bees, or have spring allergies.
Suddenly everyone is a gardening maniac.
Well there are certain things anyone can
plant ~ sweet P's in a straight row, for
instance: prayer, patience, peace, passion.
But it's not enough for a gardener to love
flowers. A gardener also must hate weeds. As
good plants grow, you pinch off bitter ones
like panic, paranoia, passivity. And by the
way, while gardening, do squash pride. And
please, lettuce love one another at all times.
Begin now to cultivate your half-acre of
love. All it takes is a few seeds no larger than
grains of sand. The blossom of a good deed
fades with time but that lasting perfume is
the joy you receive from doing it.
~Barbara Johnson
"Bloom where you're planted"
and enjoy your week!!!
Beautiful. Struggling to bloom right now in this heat but I am getting a few growth spurts in here and there! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a refreshing gardening blog! Nice garden photo, too.
ReplyDeleteI had a garden once...lost it in the fire. (Divorce :-D) Would really love to grow one again one day. I do have an herb garden though... does that count?
ReplyDeleteGeez I wish my garden looked like the one up there....I have found though if I look closely there are still vegetables growing among the weeds....and if I pull a few weeds out each day dillegently soon the plants are growing and blooming. Just as in life it seems we have to keep a watchful eye and faithful heart or the problems will overtake us until we cant see the blessings among them.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a garden......but they take time I don't have. My own personal garden I am working on it.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful garden blog. Thank you Linda for sharing yours and God Bless...
ReplyDeleteNothing works better than feeling embraced and loved by God, our Creator :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blog my friend.....since I can't have a vegetable or flower garden where we live......i have to work on my "personal garden"...
ReplyDeleteI need this - a great reminder. Thank you so much, Linda. My parents and my sister like to garden and I enjoy taking the picture... he he he... I don't have the right thumb. :-P
ReplyDeleteThanks also for checking on me - I was absent for couple of weeks sick and this and that but now I'm back. :-)
Glad to be here again... *hugs*
Working on mine a few hours a week, since most everything has been planted. Doing the now and then look-see for weeds which are becoming less and less.
ReplyDeleteAs to my own personal garden ... "one day at a time". 8=)
It does take vision and commitment to really make a garden work.
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