“People are turning to their gardens not to consume but
to actively create, not to escape from reality but to observe it closely. In
doing this they experience the connectedness of creation and the profoundest
sources of being. That the world we live in and the activity of making it are
one seamless whole is something that we may occasionally glimpse. In the
garden, we know.”-Carol
Williams
As it is a cold and rainy
day here in my corner of the woods, my thoughts turn to my garden and yard.
Lots of plants are still dormant, but I know that I must begin planning and
doing garden chores or risk falling behind in all I want to accomplish in
having vegetables and fruits for the year to feed my family, along with
landscape plants and flowers to make the farm yard a bit nicer to look at. This
time of year I see the busy growing season laid out before me with great
anticipation of getting things out in the garden. I think of all the wonderful
fresh fruits and vegetables my family will pick from the garden for supper
along with the abundance that I will be able to can, freeze, dehydrate, or turn
into delicious jams and jellies. Oh, I can’t wait! But, I also know that about
August when it is so hot and dry and I’m sweaty, exhausted and being overrun by
weeds, I will want to turn the pigs into the garden and let them devour it all.
Oh well, such is life.
This year to keep myself a
bit more organized I will use garden notes
Garden notes is basically a template
I made to keep myself more observant with what is growing in the garden, what
needs attention, what do we want to change about the garden, and a garden to do
list. My goal is to take garden walks and observations on a monthly basis,
asking myself those questions. I want those questions to guide my actions in
the garden. Feel free to use this template as you create and tend to your own garden.
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