When we first moved in to our home the front "flower bed" was a shambles. It was overgrown with ivy covering rocks and all sorts of roots, sticks, etc. We began by pulling out the ivy, digging up roots and redefining its border. Azalaes followed, mulch, and various plants. We added the concrete bench, the Japanese Mapel and bag after bag of mulch! Needless to say it has come a long ways from when we moved in to our recent 4th of July holiday!
I could not help but remember what the great poet said, "Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. " ~Henry David Thoreau
Nor could I help but include this qoute from the Color Purple, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it is always trying to please us back. " ~Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982
While it has been a great deal of labor and expense it has been a labor of love. We take special delight in the neighbors that take time to stop and tell us how beautiful it is. It wasn't until we looked back at the pictures that we realized why they so often comment about its beauty--they looked at the mess it was for years! I am sure that it will continue to grow and develop as we lovingly tend to it. Enjoy!
I could not help but remember what the great poet said, "Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself. " ~Henry David Thoreau
Nor could I help but include this qoute from the Color Purple, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it is always trying to please us back. " ~Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982
While it has been a great deal of labor and expense it has been a labor of love. We take special delight in the neighbors that take time to stop and tell us how beautiful it is. It wasn't until we looked back at the pictures that we realized why they so often comment about its beauty--they looked at the mess it was for years! I am sure that it will continue to grow and develop as we lovingly tend to it. Enjoy!
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