Garden Magic
This is the garden's magic,
That through the sunny hours
The gardener who tends it, Himself
outgrows his flowers.
He grows by gift of patience,
He grows by gift of patience,
Since he who sows must know
That only in the Lord's good time
Does any seedling grow.
He learns from buds unfolding,
From each tight leaf unfurled,
That his own heart, expanding,
Is one with all the world.
He bares his head to sunshine,
His bending back a sign
Of grace, and ev'ry shower becomes
His sacramental wine.
And when at last his labors
Bring forth the very stuff
And substance of all beauty
This is reward enough.
-MARIE NETTLETON CARROLL
I hope that you all like the new Back Ground and Colours on Our Group site.
ReplyDeleteI encourage all members to post a blog of your choosing here and share your photos and garden ideas with us all.
The blog is open to all for posting. Cheers Milli.
Beautiful every single one;)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Milli. Beautiful background.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Our winters are too harsh for flowers.
ReplyDeleteoh oh..i must admit, to me this doesn't look like winter!
ReplyDelete.. winter flowers are for me patterns and structures of ice.
ok, what i really wanted to say: beautiful flowers very well shot!
I know Amalie our Winters are so much more milder than yours.
ReplyDeleteAs I look around the gardens I see that we are very fortunate to have so much colour and prettiness even at this time of the year.
Thanks Baz.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dani and good to see you here.
ReplyDeleteOnce again Lynda I do understand your climate is very different to ours here.
ReplyDeleteA stunning display of beauty Milli. What is the plant in the middle left hand side in your collarge please? It keeps drawing me back to it.
ReplyDeleteHi Shayna it is a perenial Wall Flower....a very worthy plant for any garden
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