Sometimes there is an advantage in attending anticipated mass. As Josef was free last Saturday night, we decided to go to mass at 6:30 pm. It made my Sunday free.
For the past two mornings, I’ve been in the garden digging, replanting and weeding . Getting ready for the rainy days. The satisfaction one gets from gardening….priceless. I know some won’t agree with me. Sometimes I don’t wear gloves at all. It’s nice to feel the rough and coarse earth in your hands once in a while. And it’s nice to see recently trimmed plants lining the garden wall. One of my friends who visited me last Thursday brought a pot of pink shrimp plant for my garden. I have the yellow variety so this pink one would add to the beauty of the yellow flowers. I hope I could propagate it later.
I bought a seed packet of this Celosia and planted it a few months back. I wonder if it would produce another color.
Gardening is one relaxing activity that I could not give up. Yesterday, I transferred some Portulaca plants and they are now flowering nicely in different colors. They are so easy to propagate and very good ground covers. If it does not rain this afternoon, will be able to finish uprooting the weeds outside. Gardening is hard but the happiness and satisfaction it gives are priceless.
Reblogged this on Gardens and Empty Spaces.
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Arlene – Weeding seems like a never-ending job – do you have a non-chemical way to treat weeds so they don’t come back? 🌿😎🌿
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No I don’t have one Virginia. Yes, I know it’s hard but what can we do? They’re there growing side by side with the plants.
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I don’t wear gloves to do gardening either, my fingers have cracks to a point that I almost didn’t pass the finger scan for my business. The guy kept putting fax on my fingers to scan. I barely passed it.
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The joy of gardening…I only wear gloves when I am trimming our carabao grass but when I pull those stubborn weeds, I don’t wear one. Thanks Miriam.
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You’re welcome. I love the dirt gets into my fingers and nails. I love gardening!
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Same here Miriam, I did some trimming this afternoon for at least two hours.
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Yes, when I do gardening, I get lost in time. But I have to be careful not to be in the sun for too long, sometimes I even wear thin long sleeve, because I had melanoma cancer about 8 years ago!
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So glad you are okay now. So you are a survivor too. I don’t stay under the sun. either I garden early in the morning or around 4pm.
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I do the same. Mostly do it in late afternoon.
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Always a delight to read how much pleasure you get from your garden, Arlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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God gave you a beautiful gift. Looking forward to seeing more pictures of your flowers.
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Thank you so much Patty.
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gardening is a stress reliever for me, Arlene. and the rewards are priceless 🙂
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Yes, they are Wilma. Seeing those blooms always gives me joy.
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I’m with you on gardening. I find it very relaxing! 💐
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So glad to know that Sabine. Kindred spirits.
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Here my zinnias are starting to bloom and my sunflowers are opening. It has been a great year for flowers and fruit, tons of raspberries and blueberries now too.
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That’s great to know Elizabeth. I planted zinnias too but they are still buds.
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I’m trying my hands at gardening, just a little bit. Bought a small asparagus fern and keeping it alive! Touching the plant, touching the soil, it’s a real sense of therapy to the human soul! I hope to grow more with gardening, kahit paunti unit. =>
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That’s a start, before you know it you’ll have your own garden. kahit sa paso ayos lang yan.
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Thanks for the encouragement. I have two pots now. 🙂
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Paramihin mo. Masarap mag graden.
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