I'm taking a break from hauling soil to my gardens and writing down a few happy gardening thoughts I had while working the soil.
The soil behind my back fence is now Black Gold from 7 years of dumping leaves and yard debris back there. I've been digging it by the wheel barrel full and dumping it in a heap to nourish my gardens for another year's performance. It's easy to dig and a pleasure to have. The barrel is heavy when I fill it and if I didn't lift weights, I could never manage it myself. The gym has paid off when it comes to gardening.
All of my flowering trees are blooming and there are pink Peach blossoms and Apple buds along with Weeping Cherry trees, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. There are Tulips in red, yellow, and red and yellow, purple Hyacinths, purple and white Crocus and happy Daffodils with various colored faces everywhere you look. I also planted sprouted seedlings of heavenly scented creamy white Moonflowers, happy Morning Glories in pink, white and blue that greet me every morning over coffee and instantly put a smile on my face. I planted Nasturtium for their intense orange, yellow faces and their dark green leaves, and for it's charming trails of happy little faces.
I hope the wildflower bed does well, as I am always striving to achieve my step mother's wildflower bed which is spectacular year after year. I did some heavy root excavation in that area this year and used my Black Gold soil for the first time so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Everywhere I go in the yard there is something to do. There are feeders to fill, soil to till and wheel barrels to fill! One thing always leads to another. I end up doing things in a roundabout way and sometimes forget what it is I started out doing in the first place!
Thus is the joy of gardening for me. I will always have a garden. I take after my beloved Great Grandmother, my Grandmother and my dear Mother. My Grandmother always said "He Who Makes A Garden Walks Hand in Hand With God".
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