Tag Archives: flowers
Thanksgiving Cactus
Cactus Garden
Kindness
Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recipient, at least it benefits the bestower. ~ S.H. Simmons
My Prayer
That I may see the rainbow through the rain, believing that the sun will shine again. That I may live as simple as a flower, content to bloom if only for this hour. And though I may not grace some … Continue reading
The Cause Of Our Unhappiness
It is our resistance to things as they are that causes most of our unhappiness. ~Richard Rohr
Brighten The Corner Where You Are
Mopheads
Hydrangea (Mopheads) macrophylla nikko Deciduous Shrub. In spring thin out weak shoots and prune back flowering shoots nearly to the old wood. Flower: Large round heads of sterile flowers grow at the tops of upright woody stems. Flowering summer to … Continue reading
Lace Cap Hydrangea
Hydrangea (Lace Cap) macrophylla normalis Planted in 1987 from a cutting a friend gave us. It has bloomed faithfully every year. 2” to 4” flowers, centre fertile blossoms surrounded by lace of large flat sterile blossoms
Walking in the Woods Nearby
Monotropa uniflora, also known as ghost plant, Indian pipe or corpse plant, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of North America. These perennial plants are generally 4-8 inches tall, with small scale-like leaves, and white five parted … Continue reading
Rose Campion
Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria Natural Herbaceous, short-lived perennial. An old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe. From the Greek lychno for lamp because the flowers glow. Will usually self-seed for many years. Seedlings that form may be easily moved in … Continue reading
True Love
Love is not determined by the worthiness of the object. Love is determined by the giver of the love. ~Richard Rohr
Grateful
“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” ~Alphonse Karr
Life Is A Rose Garden
We’ve survived much, and created beauty out of it and now we get to live in the centre of it all. Our needs are simple and few, We are very blessed. ©2001 Sharron R. McMillan
Love’s Transforming Power
If there is a secret to love’s transforming power, surely it must lie in its uncanny ability to call forth who we truly are. ~Richard Rohr
