2007-07-02 18:27:55 · 7 answers · asked by Fr. Al 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
All great answers so far, both spiritual and practical. And I do LOVE lavender and wintergreen. After years trying to get the lavender started, last year I put in French, now it's crowding out other things. It's a lot like life, if you get good things going they crowd the bad, but you still have to take care.
2007-07-03 05:27:24 · update #1
Mary Stuart paid dearly for her garden.
2007-07-03 05:30:17 · update #2
Patzky do you do Chanoyu? sounds like you've got a place for it.
2007-07-03 16:13:01 · update #3
naturally, with just a hint of obtrusion. what's already there looks good and grows well, so why not just add a bit of structure and a hint of color to complement the existing flora? worthwhile additives are carefree unique daylilies (today's the day) and peonies, which sadly don't do well in the south.
with help. trees, overstory, sun, insects, water, and all who nurture and cherish the growing things in the garden are so important to help allow it to flourish. it takes a village... almost!
simply, tending toward avoiding difficulties that may crop up. it's easier to twine ivy around an existing trellis or fence than to pound new stakes into tough ground. shoots and tendrils seem to always find their own way toward what is best for them if cared for only a little. intuition? or just a bit of morning glory to start the day off right?
with a light touch. it's not quite 'leave no trace', but rather hide the trace you are leaving, and do it well. no crashing and blundering through this garden! rather meditating, appreciating, caring, and finding an underlying pattern after careful viewing at different times (of the day? of the lifetime?) to see how this part of the world is tended.
2007-07-03 10:53:53 · answer #1 · answered by patzky99 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At the present, it is growing wild and free... the lavender is still inside the chickenwire fence... but the wintergreen patch has spread... that would be great, if not for the many weeds that keep on growing... The birdseed that expired and that I threw into the backyard, became a beautiful sunflower patch... but the weeds are taller, still. If it weren't for city regulations, I wouldn't worry so much, but, long story uh.. less long...
I'm not tending the garden at all. But the lavender and wintergreen smell yummy!!
2007-07-03 01:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do what I can to contribute to making my corner of the world a better place, in small ways, when I can. Being kind and understanding to others is probably the most important contribution I can make in a lot of ways.
2007-07-03 02:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by Michael 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mostly with love & care, but there are always those danged weeds to pull, aren't there? Truth is, "weeds" can sometimes have beautiful little flowers, & I do admire their strength & tenacity. Unless they're "choking" something else, I just let them go. (This is a metaphor of "my garden.)
2007-07-03 17:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by Psychic Cat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mary Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
2007-07-03 01:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
With a desire to have a beautiful garden but without the effort that it takes to make it so.
2007-07-03 15:01:46 · answer #6 · answered by ustoev 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I like growing weeds.
They're tasty and pretty at the same time.
2007-07-03 01:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by duwbryd 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋