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Let it Grow – Growing with the Times

By Marion Dalley have neither emotions nor conflicts. Cañas Garmon
Sigmund Freud The glory of gardening: hands in the
The single greatest lesson the garden dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.
he snow has hidden our gardens
teaches is that our relationship to the To nurture a garden is to feed not just the
Taway, but we do know that this snow
planet need not be zero-sum and that as body, but the soul. Alfred Austin
will help our landscape tremendously in long as the sun still shines and people still
the coming spring. Over the past few can plan and plant, think and do, we can, Remember that children, marriages,
years, we have had very little moisture if we bother to try, find ways to provide and flower gardens reflect the kind of
added to our ground, so this will add for ourselves without diminishing the care they get. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
some much needed precipitation. In world. Michael Pollen What is a weed? A weed is a plant
view of all the snow that we have I like gardening—it’s a place where I whose virtues have not yet been
received over the past few weeks, I find myself when I need to lose myself. discovered. Ralph Waldo Emerson
thought of delivering some information Alice Sebold The hum of bees is the voice of the
on a lighter note. We can complain because rose bushes garden. Elizabeth Lawrence
We are all becoming very adept THB – those huge beans have thorns, or rejoice because thorn These are but a few of the lovely
at texting, and the acronyms that go FOMO – fear of massive ox bushes have roses. Abraham Lincoln sayings that one can find regarding
along with that. Here are some of our TTYL – tools that you love There are no gardening mistakes, only gardening. I am sure most of us can find
favourites, but with a gardening twist. ROFL – really old field and land experiments. Janet Kilburn Phillips one or two that fit their idea of what
YOLO – you only love onions TMI – too many insects No single sort of garden suits gardening means to them. The best part
WTF – Who’s that farmer *Cred to - How does your Garden Grow everyone. Shut your eyes and dream of is that it means something, whether it is
LMAO – left my axe outside The following are some gardening the garden you’d most love then open a joy, a place to get lost in your thoughts,
DTF – down to farm sayings, and boy, do they all make sense! your eyes and start planting. Loved a place to calm your mind, a happy
BTW – bring the wheelbarrow Gardening is not a rational act. What gardens flourish, boring ones are hard place to toil away for a few hours, or
BS – big snail matters is the immersion of the hands in work. Jackie French something else entirely.
IMO – in my orchard the earth. Margaret Atwood Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good Just a few thoughts to keep your
LOL – lots of lettuce Flowers are restful to look at. They morning need anything else? Betsy spirits up – happy plotting for spring!