Bloomsinthegarden

Post 112 Springing Forward
and a little of this and that

Hi all,

Since last time, I have come back to Tennessee and spring is springing forward. 

I have been to a neighbor who was thinning out a perennial that is commonly called a red hot poker, scientific name Kniphofia.  They are not blooming in this region yet but here is an Internet picture. 
  You may have seen them in their mid-summer dress topped on the top third in solid orange kernels like corn on a cob, then the lower two thirds are yellow kernels atop a long green stalk. They also come in pink-to-red and are common to cottage gardens here and abroad. 

Great for the garden because of their vertical growth habit, they have a showy display when planted in clumps and can be found at any garden store.  Not sure if they winter-over well in colder zones.  Somebody can let me know.

It's that time when some people like to share their bounty (I'm burning them if somebody does not take them).  I love this. While you are there to collect the abundance, you can walk around and see the portion of their life that is not visible unless you are invited in. 

Pictured here are country iris in the traditional light lavender,  Bearded Iris, I. Germanica, hybrids,  are named so after the feathery ridge that runs down the length of the middle of the petal.

Around the garden corner was a wonderful shed area.  Look at the common wash tubs that double as art.

 

The humming birds have arrived here in planting zone 6.  Just a reminder from the Audubon Bird Society that red food dyes shorten the life span of a humming bird so the best way to attract them to the feeder is to buy one with red on it and then plant red annuals or perennials around it.  They also return to the same spot annually so if you have moved your feeder, you may see one darting around looking for where they found it last year.

When the males are courting, you will see them fly boldly in a figure-eight pattern.  He wants that sunlight to catch his vibrant feathers, don't cha know?  If you want more detail on hummers and the banding identification process, please go back in the blog archives in the month of June 2012.

I have a friend who spotted this unusual red bloom in her strawberry patch which are typically sprinkled with white booms. It is at the right hand of the plant marker. The others are pictures of the strawberries, not the bloom.

What is new in the spiritual garden of life?

Last weekend, I attended a fantastic class about visions and dreams in the Bible and how the knowledge of these two can be integrated into the fertile soil of our lives. 

We went over the records in the different administrations which are  time periods with specific instructions, guidelines and laws specific to that  specific period. Starting in the Old Testament, going through the transitional books of the gospels, the  grace administration in which we now live, and concluded with the records in the future time periods.  Electrifying! Amazing!

 

I'll leave you with a few seeds of thought to incubate and look forward to blooming. 

 

Many times in scripture, calamity from evil comes quickly. 

 

In contrast, God's answers, which are always good and with no darkness,  sometimes take seasons of maturation to come to pass.  The answer is not ready until it is ready but there is more information that is specifically for you, on the way. Wait for the answer to your specific need to come.

 

However, in the gardens of life and in your spiritual garden, you have to plant seeds in order to harvest anything.  Keep scattering. Keep moving forward. In due season ye shall reap if you faint not.

 

Until next time, keep cultivating God's word into your heart~