I walked past some city gardeners yesterday morning who was putting plant bulbs into the ground around a light post. Wow, what I good idea to prepare for a colorful feast in the garden next spring, I thought to myself. Each year the point of no return passes me by and I have to rely solely on the forgiving nature of … nature, which keeps flowers blooming in our garden even though they get next to no attention at all. Still, there is a definite need for some TLC here, which I am intent on giving now that I’m soon to be a full time, stay at home .. whatever. As I told in this post I’ve decided to quit my current job and focus on my home and family (and garden) for a period – starting on December 1st. Well, why wait with the tender loving care? I went out and bought some plant bulbs and spent my day off preparing the garden for the color-feast to come after the cold months of winter. I can’t wait.
First I spent some time turning in the soil to make it nice and fluffy. Then, I got a helping hand from my six year old putting the bulbs into the ground. Now we can both dream of what our garden will look like next spring.
As I already had the camera at hand I took some more shots of autumn, as it looks in our part of the world.
Are you feeling better about where you live right now, or does this look sadly familiar? To the right is how the children sunflowers ended up.
I’m struck by how even in the process of decaying nature has an air of beauty and elegance to it, don’t you agree?
Hello Nicone!
What beautiful pictures you have there. I have to agree with you that there is a sense of beauty in those decaying plants. Maybe that’s why a lot of people can appreciate the autumn season.
I have spent a whole summer working in the garden and now that I’m back to work, I rarely get to see it. Where I live, in Spain, it’s almost sunny through-out the year and the summer can be quite intense. These last few days, the temparatures have dropped and although still sunny, we welcome the cold with open arms.
In as much as I love spring/summer, I love how nature changes it’s colours just before winter sets in. Unfortunately, we have to be careful what we plant because come summer, it may burn in the intense heat of the sun. Most of our plants are succulents and need very little maintenance.
Wish you loads of fun in your garden.
Thanks a lot Funkkee! Here in the northern part of Europe the winters are long and cold (last winter we had -24 degrees Celcius several times) and the summer season is more like your spring/autumn/winter.
It may not sound like it, but I too appreciate the changing seasons. I love staying indoors with dark candlelit nights, reading a good book. Then, there’s no feeling like you get seeing those first flowers in April.
Nicone