New Life......

A couple of years ago, my garden stopped growing the way it used to. Things although carefully planted, failed to thrive. Even with a live in garden helper to take the load off of me, who seemed to know a lot more about gardening than I did,  saw many of my plants dying or wilting and in the end it was left alone for a very long time.

I remember saying to my man one day. I just don't know what's wrong. Nothing wants to grow anymore. Not like that first year when everything grew so wonderfully and in abundance. I just don't know what it is that is missing. He looked at me and raised his eyebrows and said "YOU! Its missing you!"

In hindsight, I had to agree. My garden was built with great intention and loads of love. Sometimes I tended it, sometimes I did not but it was always a source of great joy when I did so. My total lack of attention by handing it over to someone else was obvious. When that someone was not there any more it became even more neglected and sad. My lemon tree in particular failed to produce lemons for years!

Now, as most of you know I have been either away galavanting or very sick for much of the past 5 months or so. So the thought of starting over was rather daunting. It took a bit of work to finally get off my butt and do something about it and now..........well now........just see for yourself........

Now just like my first garden, things are planted willy nilly, with no order as a novice gardener might plant them.......

Or as they might plant themselves......... Herbs, fruit and vegies growing together....

Complimenting each other, or just fighting for space  :-)

Somehow, working together as Mother Nature intended........

In pure ignorant bliss of how things "should be"!!!

Some potatoes choose to grow in the baskets I build them......

And some choose not to........prefering to sprawl themselves "outside the basket" if you please......

And other plants just choose to co-exist, side by side, regardless of species.....

Because, my friends......... where there is LOVE......

And where there is LIGHT........

There is LIFE........

And that lemon tree I mentioned........well, its full to the brim with lemons! Go figure! And the lemon balm, like most of my other herbs, seems to be having a growth spurt too......

Whats growing in your garden right now?

Hugs and smoochies xoxoxox