GARDENS
AND GARDENERS
THE
ROMANCE
Let me
learn now where Beauty is;…/I was born to know her mysteries”
--
“Questing”
There are
gardeners of every shape and size, of every inclination. When the romance
between the gardener and the garden begins is individual. It could begin as a
child when given a handful of seeds to plant, to watch and to discover the
miracle of a garden.
“Your
garden at dusk/ Is the soul of love/Blurred in its beauty and softly
caressing;/I, gently darling/This sweetest confessing, Say your garden at dusk/
Is your soul,/My Love.”
--“He
Said”
The love
can begin by noticing a blossom, wanting to know what it is, what its name is.
It can
begin by a fragrance wafting in the wind and wanting to surround with that
scent at all times.
“I have
special sitting and looking places in my garden, where I can absorb colors and
shapes, the masses, and textures. Then I can create in my imagination new
pictures, new combinations”
--Rosemary
Verey
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| a tea break using my Homer Laughlin teacup and saucer - a perusal of a few of the April Victoria magazines and I am restored to play in the garden once more |
Whatever it
is, the romance can begin softly or in a whirlwind - but it definitely grows as the gardener comes to know
herself/himself more and to know and to understand one’s garden more.
“Gardening
is either your joy and your passion, or you can’t do it. The whole idea is to
be part of it. It’s a commitment to your property, and you want it to be
wonderful”.
--Pauline
Runkle (Victoria April 1996)
As time
goes by, the love develops into familiarity, to a knowing, to a secret language
and a deep passion.
Life and
love began in the first garden and is nurtured in the heart and in the soul of
a gardener.
“In
April, May, and the first two weeks of June, I live and breathe gardening. And
the rest of the year, I’m snipping, pruning, and tidying up!”
---Rita
Sullivan Smith (Victoria April 1998)
One such gardener, blogger and dear friend is our own Carolyn Aiken, blog - Aiken House and Garden. Carolyn's photos can be found in the current issue of Romantic Home magazine. I am thrilled to see and to recognize the romantic photos taken by Carolyn.
I have always wanted to visit Prince Edward Island being a long-time fan of Anne of Green Gables story and have all the more since becoming acquainted with Carolyn and with Sandi - Rose Chintz Cottage, true Kindred Spirits. Perhaps someday. Until then, I look forward to visiting their glorious blogs.
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| pictured Romantic Homes Magazine Mother's Day issue 2012 along with almond cookies, tea and a rose from each bush that is blooming today at A Delightsome Life |
