“The RoseBouquet”

My flowers and garden are still my main concern at home. For two weeks I have been faithfully watering everything after supper, but my giant impatiens were not happy at all. Towards the weekend the marigolds were catching their breath and deciding to put down roots and bloom where they were planted.

On Saturday morning I was away at our WTM Walkathon fund-raiser .(I didn’t walk, but took photos and counted the pledges and monies to see who the winners of the prizes were, and saw to it that the food was laid out when the walkers arrived at the Kinsmen Park). When I got home I was too hot and tired to work outside as planned, so I went inside and did some sewing.

Sunday morning I was thrilled to see God was taking the watering shift for the day. It was a marvelous steady soaker, sometimes letting up for a couple of hours, and then starting over again. When I looked out of my back porch windows I almost thought I could see the plants growing! The little starter leaves on my pumpkins, etc, seemed to have doubled in size from the morning when I left for church, and at 5 p.m., when I took a supper over to my brother Tom’s, to celebrate Father’s Day with him. (Got drenched when I returned!)

By the end of the day, my irises which were budding in the morning, had burst into bloom!

I tell you, I have to marvel and thank Someone when I consider that even with my busy long days at the computer, by spending a couple of Saturday sowing and planting and half a hour after supper watering, I can see such beauties spring up all around me. I am very pleased. I CAN fit in gardening after all!

In fact, on Saturday evening, while I was watering and tidying up around the back door, I spotted some places to sow some more flowers. I haven’t got to all those spots yet, but last night I happily sowed some more stuff in the front flowerbeds. I can hardly wait until that area is all airy and bright with flowers!

Oh, the giant impatiens? Turns out they need MORE water, but not on top of the plant, under the leaves.