You see them peeking through slots in cardboard boxes, and piled on wooden racks this time each year, the brightly coloured seed packs, and flower photos blooming on bags of bulbs. To a gardener these are more then just pretty packages, they are the promise of spring that will be followed by summer.
They are hopes, and dreams, and admirations of beauty. Of times spent reflecting on a day in the garden, the gentle ache of newly wakened muscles, and dirty hands. Of the joy in finding that first flower bud on a new plant. Of seeing a fresh shade of green, and the banishing of the brown winter blahs. Of conversations with neighbours over fences, and the smell of newly cut grass, as children’s voices in play scatter like a dandelion seeds into the breeze.
Those packages offer a glimpse of glorious moments when the summer sun has gone down, and the luminous glow of the flowers still remains in the fading light. When the cold drink in your hand has formed droplets that fall onto your skin, and you realize that summer is truly here. And you believe for that moment that it will last forever, that this time, it won’t leave….
The bulbs may be packed in plastic, but they are sprinkled with hope, doused with creativity, and watered with imagination. They are there to banish the snow that lingers like a unwanted guest, to dispel the grey skies, and bring joy to a otherwise bland month. They are promises in a package, and they are so much more then just a pretty picture to a gardener.
They are spring, turned into summer.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Those are beautiful photos!! Isn't it wonderful to browse the seed packets at the nursery. Actually, I just ordered my Carmen pepper and Early Girl tomato seeds from Park Seed. Those are two of my *must have* varieties for my vegetable garden!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm now following you via Linky Followers, for I hear that GFC is disappearing in March!
ReplyDeleteIt is dreams that keep us going! Dreams of spring and the green coming back, not to mention all the wonderful colors. Love your pictures!
ReplyDeleteOh yes I am getting excited just looking at those packets. I am so ready for spring but not the tornado warnings we had all night last night. I just joined your blog and hope you will join my new blog to read all about farm life, decorating, cooking, animals, and much more. Hope to see you there!!
ReplyDeleteOh, these pics make my 'itchin' even moreso. I got several packages & love the Crocosmia (altho G'ma Maggie always called them Mt. Bresia).
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TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon
Lovely thoughts and post Jen. You put me right into a summer's eve dreaming on the back deck. I actually bought a packet of sunflower seeds today. Dreaming.
ReplyDeleteAnd they are so hard to resist. They call to us and we have to gather up a handful, knowing that if we wait until the next trip to the market that our favorite will be gone. Wonderful post.
ReplyDeleteI loved the photos, though it is hard to look at right now. We have tons of snow. You have a great eye.
ReplyDeleteJen you have said this perfectly. Thank you,
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful post, Jen, I can almost smell the freshly cut grass and feel the warm sun on my head as I stoop to cut fresh flowers for my table. Thanks, Laura
ReplyDeleteLovely post...we are dreaming of the same thing especially since we are now getting those dreaded March snows with ice...
ReplyDeleteAmen, amen....and can I get one more....amen! My daffodils are just poking up....ready for the day :) This is the post a true gardener will appreciate.
ReplyDeleteblessings,
karianne
Lovely words about a lovely topic. Your photos remind me of all the plants I still hope to acquire, like a pink and white bleeding heart.
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