Fall Planting = Spring Flowers

There is a quote that I love about gardening, that is especially true this time of year, as we clear away dead flowers and cut back plants to prepare our gardens for spring.

"Gardening is a way of showing that we believe in tomorrow"

I miss the ritual of gardening - filling my watering can, making the rounds of all the plants and flowers. Checking on new growth and plucking off a wilted or dead flower here and there. It was calming and felt good to be outside.

So, though yesterday was cold; it was sunny and I put on my gardening gloves and planted 50 new pink and yellow tulip bulbs. It felt wonderful to dig in the dirt, feel the sun on my face and look forward to the beauty to come.

The bulbs I planted, will sleep over the winter, covered in snow. When spring comes, this is what I hope I will see. This hope, is why I brave the cold to plant bulbs in the fall. This hope, is what gets those of us in the cold north, through our long grey, winter days. Gardening does show that I believe in tomorrow...and spring :-)

Have a wonderful day!

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