Saturday, April 27, 2013
HOW DOES MY GARDEN GROW?
While many in spring begin thinking how they will spend spring break, the beach is a favorite option.Recreation abounds and the clouds and water offer peace and calm.
But if I don't make time to go there, just let me make time to play in my garden. After planting a vegetable garden only to discover that the squirrels and rabbits over-ruled. my friend, a master gardener, suggested planting perennials.
That I did and it's always invigorating to clear out the weeds and discover what's peeping up through the mulch after a long winter. Some hints he gave me have helped.
*Consider the soil. Keep it rich and vibrant where plants will grow.
*Plant intentionally so the perennials will not all bloom at the same time.
*Watch them multiply and divide them carefully according to their first bloom.
*Weed well as weeds multiply as nuch as flowers, so when they don't bloom, it may
be because of perennial weeds that stunt them.
Hope springs within me as I watch my daffodils and day lilies, tulips and iris galore pump out a rainbow of color in my yard-all because they are unfussy and long lived and want to see the sun-just as I do. Spending my time on these beauties brings joy and hope to me.
Their beauty now helps me to crawl out from the hibernation perhaps I have felt and experienced in past winter days.
Spring blurts out, " Come forth and be renewed." The same Lord Who wakes up my perennials is the One Who wants to renew my spirit and bring courage so I, too, can have hope and know He is in control.
Though I will never earn a Garden Club award, this is one lesson I need.
But if I don't make time to go there, just let me make time to play in my garden. After planting a vegetable garden only to discover that the squirrels and rabbits over-ruled. my friend, a master gardener, suggested planting perennials.
That I did and it's always invigorating to clear out the weeds and discover what's peeping up through the mulch after a long winter. Some hints he gave me have helped.
*Consider the soil. Keep it rich and vibrant where plants will grow.
*Plant intentionally so the perennials will not all bloom at the same time.
*Watch them multiply and divide them carefully according to their first bloom.
*Weed well as weeds multiply as nuch as flowers, so when they don't bloom, it may
be because of perennial weeds that stunt them.
Hope springs within me as I watch my daffodils and day lilies, tulips and iris galore pump out a rainbow of color in my yard-all because they are unfussy and long lived and want to see the sun-just as I do. Spending my time on these beauties brings joy and hope to me.
Their beauty now helps me to crawl out from the hibernation perhaps I have felt and experienced in past winter days.
Spring blurts out, " Come forth and be renewed." The same Lord Who wakes up my perennials is the One Who wants to renew my spirit and bring courage so I, too, can have hope and know He is in control.
Though I will never earn a Garden Club award, this is one lesson I need.
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