Hello, Welcome to Marcia’s Cottage. I’m so happy to see you today my friend. ♡ Shall we have a little tea. .♡
Today I’m planning to head outside and work in our garden. The weather is cool and my little garden has been calling to me.
I’ve kept a garden journal for a while now. In it I keep a record of the seeds I’ve planted, and where and when they were planted. I’m pulling my sweater sleeves up to start pulling weeds, planting seeds, and then watch to see what grows.
Everything seems to be in transition. Particularly our back yard. When we first moved into our Cottage on February 14, 2004. (Yes, seriously escrow closed on Valentines Day) there wasn’t
grass in the back yard. A couple years later, we had grass planted. Then last year I convinced my husband that perhaps we could let the grass die out. So that’s what we did. I’m happier without the grass, and little by little we are planting a variety of fruit trees, and shrubs that don’t require a lot of water.
As I look through gardening books for inspiration, I’m reminded how much I ADORE roses. ..I’d plant them EVERYWHERE if I could.
Especially the English cottage climbing ones ..
And I pine over gardens like these.♡
Yesterday I took my little gardening companion outside to garden with me. And as I was observing our garden, I think I started feeling just a little discouraged. ..
Everything seems to be brown… and lots of cutting back, weeding out, even pulling out seemed to be needed. Then I noticed….
These naked ladies (Yes that is what they are called) coming up. I had forgotten that I had even planted them. Seeing them made me smile, and reminded me of one of the reasons I love to garden. I love to see things change and grow.
However. … My little companion was not so encouraged.
I continued cutting back for what seemed to be forever…. While I was slaving away (grin) I heard a familiar “Good morning Marcia” it was a nearby neighbor out on his morning walk. I stopped for a minute to Chat… and oddly enough my neighbor friend mentioned that perhaps I’d be interested in having our Cottage garden on a local Spring garden tour coming up. He proceeded to tell me that he had been asked if he knew of any garden worthy of a tour and he said ” as a matter of fact I do” he smiled and continued saying that he was so happy to see me working in the yard. ..since he was
going to ask me to participate. I thanked him. …and explained to him that our garden is in transition, and absolutely NO way is it worthy of a garden tour. I said everything looked bare, he disagreed with me .. But graciously accepted my answer. I continued clipping away, and for a brief moment reflected on the coincidence of him passing by just around the time I was feeling a little discouraged. I’m wondering if this had ever happened to you my friend. .. little coincidences that seem to encourage you just at the “right” moment. Similar to those naked ladies (grin) sweet surprises. ♡
So here I am this morning working in the garden … and I see this beautiful rose ready to open…. and somehow once again I’m humbled. It seems my little garden is welcoming back me with a blooming hello.♡
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed your visit. I hope you have a lovely day.
Xoxo. …
Marcia
