7/23/12
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| part of my desert garden |
For the past few days a depressive mood has settled upon me in part because of the cloudy, rainy, cool weather. On Saturday, our high temperature was 68 F, the lowest high temperature for that date ever! But I also miss my huge flower gardens I had in the past. When I moved to the desert, I missed my former Virginia garden. Now that I have moved back to Virginia, I am missing my desert garden.
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| zinnia |
I think when gardeners invest energy and time to create and design gardens using color, height, fragrance and shape, we want to hang onto them for the delight they bring us.
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| vinca |
Since we are renting, I can't dig up swaths of grass and put in gardens. Even if I could, I wouldn"t want to put in the effort and money for gardens, only to leave them behind in a few months.
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| celosia |
I decided to look at the photos of my former desert garden, and it immediately brightened my mood. All these photos are of the beautiful flowers I grew in the desert.
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| pansies and petunias |
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| white petunias |
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| garden angel among the petunias |
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| Mr. Lincon roses |
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| blue cup |
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| gazania |
This garden will be tucked away in memory for the joy it brought me. I"ll remember gardens past and dream of future gardens. Do you remember and cherish gardens in your past?
