Discovery!!

As I have said before, a whole lot of Pine Cone Lane is covered in leaves- brown, dead leaves!! Two years worth of  piled-up leaves! But underneath those leaves are all kinds of discoveries.

When James tried to stick a hook for a bird feeder down into the ground, he realized there was rock below the leaves. And sure enough...

Now every gardener understands the need to have a "spot", a tranquil place where they can sit and commune with nature. In their spot they find peace and regeneration. Uncovering the stones surrounding this tree and ferns was the impetus for the first garden here at Pine Cone Lane. This shady spot with morning sun called for caladiums and impatiens. A quick trip to Lowes for flowers and to the storage building for stained glass, and I had set up a "spot" for us right off the back porch. It is a place where we can literally, and figuratively,  turn our backs on the house, take a deep breath, and relax and recharge.

I don't know if all gardeners name their gardens, but for whatever reason, I do. Maybe it's because I love each of them so! This first, small space will be the White Garden and look who has the place of honor, Moses!!

He has wandered from Louisiana to Mississippi, to another Promised Land.

Love ya'll,

Shelli

How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence.

~Benjamin Disraeli

The garden is the poor man's apothecary.

~German Proverb

Now the man Moses was very meek,
more than all the people who were on the face of the Earth.
Numbers 12:3