06.30.07

Gather Ye Rosebuds: Inspiration from Our Garden Patch

Posted in Gardening, Musings, Nature at 2:37 pm by Administrator

Rugosa Rose that was the root stock of Jackson and Perkins’ Simplicity Rose cultivar. photo by James Cummings

The other day, Jim walked around in our yard, taking a few photos. I have just edited five of those flower pictures to share with you. I have a simulated (paper) cross stitch Sampler in my collection that quotes these famous four lines:

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may
* Old Time is still a-flying *
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.

The Sampler, popularly sold in the late 1930s, speaks of the end that will come to all life, and does so in a poignant manner.

photo by James Cummings

A song’s lyrics go like this: “The Bells of St. Mary’s, Oh, what will you give me?” I always think of that line, when I see Bell Flowers. We have them in Blue and in White, in the back yard. They grow wild and come back every year in areas that are not mowed.

photo by James Cummings - Notice the red “bug.”

A lovely and prolific plant that quickly spreads out of control is “Dyer’s Chamomile.” I love its bright yellow color, a small piece of radiant light and cheer on a gloomy day.

photo by James Cummings

Another wildly growing and spreading plant in our front yard is Blue Salvia. The spikey blooms are really more violet than blue and are a nice counterpoint to the yellow flowers, as seen above, that compete for space.

One last image for the day is a Gloriosa Daisy. These daisies come back every year and due to cross pollination, their colors are transformed each time they reappear. Years ago, Jim planted his first daisies of this type and they have not failed to come back annually.

Consider the lilies of the field, they neither toil nor spin, yet Solomon, in all his glory, are not arrayed as these.

Patricia Cummings

Anyone have a recipe for Rose Hip tea? If so, would you share it?
pat@quiltersmuse.com

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