“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want. And if they can’t find them, they make them.” -George Bernard Shaw
Now, who would argue with the playwright who created Eliza Doolittle, the quintessential female transformation character?
What does this have to do with gardens? George believed he got his best ideas after working in his garden.
I completely GET this.
Tending to my garden, pruning, planting, watering, feeding, and yes, even talking to my plants is therapeutic. It’s exhilarating watching life grow, over grow, turn brown, yet NOT die with just a little trimming and attention.
Gardening can be physical, spiritual, creative, and educational.
I have one “tree” I named Mo’s Beanstalk , because it grew almost magically from a tiny houseplant into this incredibly tall tree towering over the roof of my home. All I did was water, prune and repot. I loved tending to it. My mind would escape into a creative zone while gardening.
Giving your plants room to grow without “drowning” them in too big of a pot of water, is key. They need water and food, but balance is key. Too much will turn them yellow and too little will turn them brown and most thrive in VERDANT GREEN!
If you think about it, it’s a perfect analogy for us. We, too, need roots as our foundation AND the freedom or room to grow in every way, including, creatively.
Please consider and share: how do you and your garden grow?
Have a Morselicious Day!
I love how you always are inspiring us!! Thank you Mo!!
Mother Nature is a great teacher…I taught preschool on a farm–SOOO many teaching opportunities and I never saw one kidlet that didn’t thrive outdoors.
We can learn more from nature than anything else.
Happy gardening!