With this year’s weather, we may be out planting in the next few weeks (OK, last night was down to around -20, but warm weather is on the way).
I’m not a great gardener, but I’ve watched my wife carefully arrange flower beds with annuals. The first plants you want to put in are the early bloomers. If you miss their growing season, might as well pack it up till next year. Then the mid summer night’s dreams and finally the one’s that just beat the frost.
These annuals spring up, wither and then die. Their seeds are gathered. Next year the plants bloom again through that shell that looked dead but somehow survived as a seed.
On the other hand, perennials just keep popping up each year. They remain in the ground and rejuvenate with warm weather, water and willing gardeners (I’ve been known to kill off rhubarb – a great perennial that used to come up every year until I got a little too close with the rototiller!).
Both types of plants make for a great garden.
Last night we had our annual meeting. The church has seen some beauty die, and just a little seed remains – we are hoping to see those plants flourish once again. Some programs have a life sustaining ability that goes on from year to year. And along the way we want to pick up some new plants to add colour and hue to the landscape!
But the true secret of the garden we call Kindersley Alliance Church? It’s the people who tend the plants and watch over the growth! Congratulations to each and every one of you!!!