There is something magical about a garden, at times it can seem like an almost timeless place. Yet, a garden can also help us to mark time, watching the seasons pass. The different flowers come into bloom, some to set seed and die while others become dormant and then burst into life again. Noticing these changes can make a garden an important part of our lives.
Growing plants and making a garden can be a way to unwind from the stress of modern life styles. If you can make a place that is a haven from what sometimes feels like a mad world; then you have created the perfect garden for yourself and those you wish to share it with. Nurturing plants from tiny seedlings through to beautiful flowers and creating a garden landscape that pleases you, can enhance your day to day levels of happiness.
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Good to know Katie, our English gardens got of to a strange start this spring with the weather and everything seems to be taller than usual in the flower border. I seem to be spending a lot of time tidying up and cutting back, so my plants are keeping me busy this year.
The recent rain has made my gardens much happier :)K
Lovely wizz. I agree wholeheartedly :)
Thank you it is nice to see you here on Wizzley. My garden seems like a box of magic tricks (the flowering plants) and some times from one year to the next I forget exactly what is there, and even the sequence that the flowers will appear in. I like it that way as it makes for happy surprises and discoveries as they come into bloom. Not much space left for new plants in this garden now. One day I will plant a new garden and have new 'friends' and old ones growing side by side.
I expect gardening in Canada can be a real challenge with the weather conditions. Here in the UK we are sometimes able to get away with half-hardy plants. Then when we get what we think of as a harsh winter (bet that makes you laugh) we lose some of the plants, but luckily that does not happen very often.
...and yes, your writing , like gardening is good for me too. In Canada gardening is a relatively short term life experience - May to late September - but your work here at Wizzley is eternal ...... and eternally wonderful. lake erie time ontario canada 11:04am
Hello Tolovaj I do think that making/creating something is relevant to this. It is about working with something that you find holds your attention and having focused and worked on it you have an end result to show for your effort. I think this type of creativity helps to create a feeling of contentment and makes you plan for the future while living in the day.
I totally understand what you are saying. Maybe it will look strange at first but reading your article I remembered feeling of accomplishment when I constructed my first furniture for my home. Making something with your will and your hands is incomparable to the feeling when you just get something.
And in the garden are so many other treats: it is alive, is is surprising, colorful... You are out, with lots of space and air... Heck I have to admit, I am a little jealous!
By the way: beautiful photos, I have never seen Auricula before.
Meagan thank you, I too feel that cooking or serving a meal made with vegetables that you have grown yourself feels really good. Even when the weather is against the things that I am trying to grow, the resilience of the plants is rewarding to see. Fruit and vegetables that are home grown taste much nicer, the flavor and smell of them seems more intense. The flowers in the garden near my kitchen window, brighten my day.
I agree that there are so many ways that gardening makes one happy! It's outdoors, it's physical activity, it can be alone time or quite social, it's joyful to watch things grow and it brings a special kind of satisfaction - especially vegetable gardening for me, I'm never happier than when I am putting food on the table which I have harvested from my own garden!
True Kate and I would rather spend my time working in the garden than pay fees to go to a gym. I think gardening has taught me to plan ahead; when I first started gardening I use to forget to factor in how big the plants would grow in a few years time.