One of my very favorite things to do at the end of the working day in the gardens is to cut whatever is ready and make a bouquet for my clients. For them, after a long day at their jobs, it's nice to come home to a treat like that. Plus I just love to do it!
Here, I used lilac and dogwood. But each week it's something different. Spring blooms don't last long, so I make the best use of them by bringing them in and putting them all over my house. As I type this, I can smell the white lilac (which reminds me of my mother) and crimson azalea in the mason jar on the table beside me. (And that is a very good thing because it is so windy and cold outside, I am doing my work from inside the house today! Even my poor puppy is on his own.)
Making the earth laugh
"the earth laughs in flowers"
-e.e.cummings
This blog is a journey into that laughter. From my childhood when my job was weeding the dreaded vegetable garden (which I despised with every fiber of my being) to my very early adulthood when I planted my first impatiens (which promptly died) to now - a gardening lover and business owner; gardens have made me feel something.
This is my tribute to the hard work, the boring work, the failures and the immeasurable joys of gardening. Yes, I continue to garden...and laugh.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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