Gardening's Goal Is To Provide Delight


Garden Poem of the Day

The Sky Over My Mother's House
By Jaime Manrique

It is a July night
Scented with gardenias.
The moon and stars shine
Hiding the essence of the night.

As darkness fell---
With its deepening onyx shadows
And the golden brilliance of the stars--
My mother put the garden, her house, the kitchen, in order.

Now, as she sleeps,
I walk in her garden
Immersed in the solitude 
Of the moment.

I have forgotten the names
Of many trees and flowers
And there used to be more pines
Where orange trees flower now.

Tonight I think of all skies
I have pondered and once loved.
Tonight the shadows around
The house are kind.

The sky is a camera obscura
Projecting blurred images.
In my mother's house
The twinkling stars
Pierce me with nostalgia,
And each thread in the net
That surrounds this world
Is a would that will not heal.

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Want these tangerines 🍊🍊🍊 credit: @_plantyourowngardens_ . . . 🔶 Garden Poem of the Day 🔶 . "The Sky Over My Mother's House" By Jaime Manrique It is a July night Scented with gardenias. The moon and stars shine Hiding thr essence of the night. As darkness fell--- With its deepening onyx shadows And the golden brilliance of the stars-- My mother put the garden, her house, the kithen, in order. Now, as she sleeps, I walk in her garden Immersed in the solitude Of the moment. I have forgotten the names Of many trees snd flowers And there used to be more pines Where orange trees flower now. Tonight I think of all skies I have pondered and once loved. Tonight the shadows around The house are kind. The sky is a camera obscura Projecting blurred images. In my mother's house The twinkling stars Pierce me with nostalgia, And each thread in the net That surrounds this world Is a would that will not heal. . ______________________________________________________________ . Want to be featured on our page? Use #thehappygardeninglife in your posts! 🌱 . . . . . #happygardening #happygardener #happygardeners #gardening #garden #gardener #organicgardening #urbangardening #greenthumb #growforit #growyourown #growyourownfood #homegrown #homestead #urbangarden #plant #plants #plantbased #healthy #organic #vegan #tangerines #fruits #citrusfruits #poems #gardenpoems #poemoftheday

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Gardener's Quote of the Day

"Gardening is ultimately a folly whose goal is to provide delight."

— Deborah Needleman

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What a beautiful sunset - looks like a painting 🌅🌅🌅 shoutout to @silviadekker for capturing this moment 🌱❤ . . . 🔶 Garden Quote of the Day 🔶 . "Gardening is ultimately a folly whose goal is to provide delight." - Deborah Needleman . ______________________________________________________________ . Want to be featured on our page? Use #thehappygardeninglife in your posts! 🌱 . . . . . #happygardening #happygardener #happygardeners #gardening #garden #gardener #organicgardening #urbangardening #greenthumb #growforit #growyourown #growyourownfood #homegrown #homestead #urbangarden #plant #plants #plantbased #healthy #sunsetinthegarden #sunset #painting #gardenmasterpiece #sunsetview #quotes #gardenquotes #quoteoftheday

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Gardening Question of the Day

Do you like to spend time in the garden with your family? 

 

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Mother and daughter quality time in the garden 😄💕🌱 credit: @moestuinmoeder . . . 🔶 Garden Question of the Day 🔶 . Do you like to spend time in the garden with your family? ❤ . ______________________________________________________________ . Want to be featured on our page? Use #thehappygardeninglife in your posts! 🌱 . . . . . #happygardening #happygardener #happygardeners #gardening #garden #gardener #organicgardening #urbangardening #greenthumb #growforit #growyourown #growyourownfood #homegrown #homestead #urbangarden #plant #plants #plantbased #familytime #motheranddaughter #motherandsongoals #questions #gardenquestions #questionoftheday

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