The Big Receive

Thank you all for your visit and latest comments. I will update you on my '40 matter' after i go to the doctor. No worries though, because i feel fine :)

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Hello, all!!! A few days ago, as I was getting my toddler ready for breakfast, I got a phone call from my DH. At his new workplace, there is a very nice woman who brought a bag perennials to work. Dear husband was a lucky recipient. I spoke to her and she said that in the bag are daffodils, blue grape hyacinths, evening primrose, crocus (if I heard her right), some ornamental grass and my dream pink coneflowers !!! Yay!!! I WILL find room for them in the garden.

And room for all my growing annuals, and poppies, lavenders, and....

What an awesome random act of kindness for an eager new gardener like me :)

Here are the latest pictures of my patio bed. It's boring and a little empty after I trimmed the ornamental grass and the mums.

BEFORE (last winter)

AFTER

AFTER THE BIG RECEIVE

And now for the not so good news, I will end this post showing you that a c-r-e-a-t-u-r-e comes to visit when I'm not looking. Grrrrr..... and this is the first time ever that I planted the bulbs. 75% of the bulbs in the bag were planted in my back bed boo hooo

I feel so helpless that I had to write Fredo the Owl at Garden of the Month. I asked for back - up!!! I am not bad to animals, so please, dear something rabbit?, don't eat my plants, please? There's so much food elsewhere...

Oh well, the gardening mistakes of a beginner!

Post # 97: God and Man in the Garden

In June last year, I had the pleasure of visiting a few private gardens in the area. Here is a previous post that talks about my first Open Gardens Day visit.

Come with me, let me take you to these beautiful gardens of peace and joy. I dedicate this post to all you garden lovers out there, with special mention to Cielo of The House in the Roses.

Thank You

Hello friends, I want to thank you all for your kind comments and for all your visits since I started my blog. It is great to know you all and to share with you. As I near my 100th post, I want to start celebrating by sharing something beautiful with you.

My blog was born out of my discovery of gardening, and it is only apt to celebrate it in a garden. Here are pictures of what's blooming at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in my hometown. We went there today, and I was in heaven.

Desperate Gardener

Hello all...

Remember the seeds I was going to grow? I set them indoors. I started so many annuals, maybe a hundred poppies, or 50, etc. etc. Yes, I got carried away. Call it spring fever, or whatever you want... I set too many of them together that they are starting to tangle up.

So tonight I tried to separate and save as much seedlings as I could. Then I turned our breakfast nook into a greenhouse.

My sweet DH, saw all of it, and lucky me, he's just happy for me.

The Fern and The Bamboo

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, everyone! Pictures tomorrow :) Meanwhile, I would like to share an email I received today. Author is unknown. I am adding pictures for you to enjoy.

God Bless!

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fern picture: information here

The Fern and The Bamboo

(author unknown)

Don't give up.....

One day I decided to quit...

I quit my job, my relationship,

my spirituality...

I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I asked,

"Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me...

"Look around", He said.

"Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied."

When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds,

I took very good care of them.

I gave them light.

I gave them water.

The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.

And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.

"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.

But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed.

I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.

It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He asked me. "Did you know, my child,

that all this time you have been struggling,

you have actually been growing roots".

"I would not quit on the bamboo.

I will never quit on you."

"Don't compare yourself to others." He said.

"The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern.

Yet they both make the forest beautiful."

"Your time will come", God said to me.

"You will rise high"

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said,

"Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.

I hope these words can help you see

that God will never give up on you.

Never, Never, Never Give up.

Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,

tell the problem how Great the Lord is!

Heavens door open this morning, God asked me... My CHILD...what can I do for you?" and I said "Daddy please protect and bless the one reading this message. God smiled and answered ... "request granted . This message is now in your hands.What will YOU do with it? send this to at least 10 people so they too will have their
lives in God's hands You never know when GOD is going to bless you!! Good things happen when you least expect them to !!!!!!!!

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