Sideline Grandma: Well it did it again, the blooming garden.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Well it did it again, the blooming garden.

Every year when the garden goes dormant and dead it seems completely impossible that it will ever return.
The following photo was taken on March 24, 2012 when we arrived at our lakeside home for a yard work day and to transplanted tree peonies.

Most years we are still melting out of a snow cover in March but this year it was wonderfully warm.
Just looking at this mess and the deadness of the garden every spring I'm doubtful the space will actually be, well, pretty, again.

The hill garden was especially hideous in this year..

Under the dead leaves and stems, dirt and weeds are hidden a wealth of roots, how can it be they are really alive?
There's so much more to this hillside garden than one might expect.
Gardening is a constant revelation of how God works in the lives of human beings who are in Jesus Christ.
Under the exterior facade there's life.. a Life. His Life. And it's revealed when He decides, in His time.

While in the garden my mind is constantly thinking about my Savior who supplies;
pruning which leads to more blooms, more growth,
the power of light
sustaining, life giver of living water.
He's the cultivator of the soil so it's properly prepared for seed, this is vital to successful growth and root development.
Wind and movement making strong stems and activating the cells.

We are so much like a garden and He will tend to us.
Know what? There's even value in bugs and bees,, but I still don't care much for them.

They hurt man!

Now for the garden photos from today. July 12, 2012, it's a miracle.. that's what it is.
I tried to take the following photo from nearly the same location as the top picture taken in March.