For the love of gardens

beachcottage · April 2006

Far beneath the bitter snow

Lies the seed

That with the sun's love

In the spring

Becomes the Rose~~~

The Rose**Bette Midler

~lyrics by Amanda McBroom

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

~Addison

beachcottage · April 2006

Forsythia is pure joy
There is not an ounce,
not a glimmer of sadness
or even knowledge in forsythia.

Pure, undiluted, untouched joy.
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

xoxo
Patti

I am enjoying
my neighbors beautiful
Forsythia from my window
what a lovely backdrop
xoxo
Patti

csp · April 2006

Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed
That with the sun's love
In the spring
Becomes the Rose~~~

The Rose**Bette Midler
~lyrics by Amanda McBroom

O/T
Patti,
This song the Rose has special
meaning for Denise and I .
We had it played at my grandmothers
funeral.
She took Denise and I in and raised us.
She died of colon cancer.
Thank you for posting it.

Hugs,
Carrie

beachcottage · April 2006

Carrie~~Sending you a virtual Rose
in honor of your grandmother
she must of have been very speical
xoxo
Patti

Come with me to visit the sunflowers, they are shy but want to be friends; they have wonderful stories of when they were young--the important weather, the wandering crows... --Mary Oliver

csp · April 2006

The Sunflower
It stands in the garden border
So elegant and tall,
The lovely yellow sunflower,
The happiest flower of all.
It loves to hold its head high
Towards the Heavens above,
For it knows that God is watching
And tending it with love.
A lesson can be learned
From this gracious yellow flower,
It doesn't question how it grows
But trusts God's wondrous powers.
©Marian Jones

Carrie

csp · May 2006

I will be the gladdest thing under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay

Carrie

Boop · May 2006

My Garden

There's a quiet place I love to go,
Where memories, like blossoms grow
And each memory is a petal sweet
That blooms forever in my retreat.

The seeds were planted long ago
Deep in the garden of my soul,
And each petal holds a special place
Reminding me of a special face.

In my garden are blossoms, Oh, so rare
And I tend to each with loving care,
For when days are dull, nights are weary
And life seems a little too dreary,

I can go and pick a lovely bouquet
From seeds planted along life's way,
Turning my world into spring
And I wouldn't exchange it for anything.

--Lora Cox--

Hugs and God Bless,
Cherie

beachcottage · May 2006

lovely..lovely Carrie and Cherie

Of all the ingredients
we employ in the creation of a garden,

scent is probably
the most potent
and the least understood

Its effects
can be either direct
and immediate,
drowning our senses
in a surge of sugary vapor
or they can
be subtle and delayed,

slowly wafting
into our consciousness,
stirring our
emotions and coloring our thoughts.
- Stephen Lacey, Scent in Your Garden, 1991

beachcottage · May 2006

Scents bring memories, and many memories
bring nostalgic pleasure~~

We would be wise to plan
for this
when we plant a garden.
- Thalassa Cruso
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Can words describe the fragrance
of the very breath of spring -

that delicious commingling
of the perfume of arbutus,
the odor of pines,
and the snow-soaked soil just warming into life.
- Neltje Blanchan

I just love
this time of year
I hope you are all
enjoying this fine day~~on my way out
to garden soon

xoxo
~~Patti~~

beachcottage · June 2006

http://www.spiritisup.com/mornglow.html

enjoying
all the wonderful
flowers of the season
hope you are too!!
xoxo
Patti

beachcottage · June 2006

to the wonderful
women who share
this board with
me..You are all
lovely flowers~~~

Wishing you
a wonderful day
xoxo
Patti

http://www.wrensworld.com/flowersandfriends.htm

csp · June 2006

Garden of Light

Where the mood shines bright
by day or night
A peaceful breeze of satin lace
sweeps your face.

In shadows delight
butterflies dance
their romance
As feathered friends sing along
their treasured song.

Flowers of faith you've sown
have grown.
Refreshing aroma softly trails
without fail.

Perceive the sweet
taste of discovery
in this Mastery
of love's silhouette
upon your heart.

Respect His Art,
Inspire the soul,
Embrace the site,
Garden of Light

hugs,
Carrie

beachcottage · June 2006

Garden of light
is so peaceful
and beautiful...thank you Carrie
*****************************

Your Garden~

To be a blessing unto the earth,
you must first fill yourself with blessing,
cultivate it within yourself like a garden.
The garden has a wall,
to keep out gophers, snakes and tramplers-
those who do not cherish you or your ideas.
Imagine your garden now.
What do you grow in it?
This is your garden, your secret place,
no one may enter without your permission.
Those who are invited in are enchanted by the magic you have cultivated.
Do you have roses, daffodils, peony, marigold?
Herbs fragrant and bountiful?
Rich dark loam steaming in the sun,
cradling in its furrows seedling plum?
Do fairies play tag under cascades of willow?
Does the wind sweep in from the sea, or from a sultry desert?
This is your private place, fill it with all the things
you love and cherish.
Then come here often to contemplate your gifts~~unknown author

meet me in the garden
peace
and light

xoxo
Patti

csp · June 2006

Patti,
I too have found a strong communion with my spirit and things that grow. I loved your post, and Wildflowers your
painting is beautiful ! I am never more happy and relaxed than sitting in the dirt and the smells and textures and colors.I feel they are truly a gift. I do my best thinking and talking surrounded by nature.

Thankyou ~
Carrie

beachcottage · July 2006

Wildflower and Carrie
your gentle footprints
brings peace and calm to my heart
this morning

Your Santa Barbara
prayer is beautiful
and so is the image of ST Barbara
thank you Wildflower

peace
and light
xoxo
Patti

There are times when I cannot believe I am separate from this earth, when I could swear the wind blows through me as it does the woven needles of the pine tree by the creek, when I feel my feet planted deep in the earth with the roots of trees and wildflowers , drawing essence.
Cathy Johnson

Because a garden means constantly making choices, it offers almost limitless possibilities for surprise and satisfaction.
Jane Garmey

Anonymous · July 2006

I KNEW I saw this thread somewhere!! I love to garden...and I love nature & the great outdoors. I found these extremely cool pictures and I knew my fellow gardener's/nature lovers would appreciate them...

...dancing woman...

...relaxing woman...

Green thumb hugs,
Peggy

csp · July 2006

Oh my gosh Peggy those are beautiful
thank you for sharing them.
I would be in heaven walking in a garden with this art work.

Your signature cracks me up !

Carrie

beachcottage · July 2006

Peggy thank you for sharing
these awesome pictures...they are wonderful

xoxo
Patti

wish I could walk here
it looks so inviting

beachcottage · July 2006

You're only here
for a short visit.
Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure
to smell the flowers along the way.
-Walter C. Hagen (1892-1969)

To own a bit of ground
to scratch it with a hoe
to plant seeds
and watch the renewal of life - Charles Dudley Warner

xoxo
Patti

beachcottage · July 2006

Forget not
that the earth delights
to feel your bare feet
and the winds long to
play with your hair.
Kahlil Gibran

Lie on grass, watch clouds. Caress white birches, embrace an oak, climb an apple tree. Go barefoot in dirt and dunes. Float naked in a lake. Stroll on a beach, be beaten about by surf. Sing and circle-dance with friends in the woods or on the beach.

Rejoice in rain, stand in storms, enjoy shoveling snow. Listen to crickets and crows, whistle back to songbirds, hoot softly back to an owl. Take a night walk in the woods. Watch high-flying geese, look into the curious eyes of a deer. Smell pines, eat wild berries. Make up songs about experiences like these.

--From Earthcare-

csp · July 2006

A butterfly but first a bug.

Squiggly crawling eating leaves,

curling up in pupa cocoon.

Time elapse, a transformation,

to emerge as a beauty-fly.

Flying free in beauty glory,

a mate to join, then eggs to lay.

Metamorphosis of life

be lessons in change.

Changes inevitable,

in all forms of life.

Beauty we enjoy of the butterfly.

Motion, beauty a metaphor,

of the life we wish to live.

Struggles in life a surety,

must come first before success.

In those trials, we must remember,

the butterfly was first a bug.

Roger W Hancock

Carrie

beachcottage · July 2006

Do not be afraid to go out on a limb ... That's where the fruit is.
- Anonymous

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness
has never danced in the rain.

- Anonymous

The greatest gift
of the garden is the restoration
of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans. ~Marcelene Cox

peace
light
love
xoxo
Patti

beachcottage · July 2006

http://www.wrensworld.com/joinmegarden.htm

join me
in the garden

it is
peaceful

turn up
your sound
and relax
for a while

peace
light
and love

xoxo
Patti

beachcottage · July 2006

Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and
a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more?
- Bev Adams, Mountain Gardening by the Gardening Gal

See a world
in a grain of sand
and heaven
in a wild flower. -William Blake

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
- Emily Dickinson

xoxo
Patti

Boop · July 2006

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban~

Hugs and God Bless,
Cherie

beachcottage · July 2006

What a joy it is to feel
the soft springy
earth under my feet once more

to follow
grassy roads that lead
to ferny brooks

where I can bathe my fingers in a
cataract of rippling notes

or to clamber
over a stone wall into green fields that
tumble and roll and climb in riotous
gladness! ~Helen Keller

Connection with gardens, even small
ones, even potted plants, can become
windows to the inner life. The simple act
of stopping and looking at the beauty
around us can be prayer.
~Patricia R. Barrett, The Sacred
Garden, 2001

Follow your bliss. Find where it
is and don't be afraid to follow it.
~Joseph Campbell

xoxo
Patti

Anonymous · July 2006

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

~ Anais Nin ~

DebraLynn · July 2006

This is hanging at my back door:

Please come into my garden, I'd like my flowers to meet you.

csp · July 2006

"If you would have a mind at peace,
A heart that cannot harden,
Go find a door that opens wide upon a lovely garden.

And the spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on earth's dark breast
Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

~Percy Bysshe Shelley~

Hugs,
Carrie

Anonymous · July 2006

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