Monday, July 8, 2024 A Good Inheritance

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In the dark and cold days of winter, we hatched a plan to tear up our long-established veggie garden beds and put a perennial garden there instead. Hubby came up with a wonderful design that would incorporate the placement of the original beds into the new garden.

When spring arrived, he got busy removing the wooden boards that bordered the old beds and tilled up the ground, which we seeded with wildflower seed packets here and there, keeping just the asparagus bed because we’re still harvesting and eating the stuff. We added some annuals and perennials to have something to look at while we waited for the other flowers to grow from seed.

Moving on to the next phase, he sanded and painted the old wooden swing (that we never sat on) and placed it at the end of the garden where we now use it daily. We purchased an arch which he installed and we transplanted clematis to grow up onto it.

I think we should have a name for this glorious garden, don’t you? I’ve been thinking about the name “Pleasant Places,” from the verse in Psalm 16 that says, “The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance.”

What name would you suggest?

When the foxglove takes hold of the lamb’s ear, I’ll delete this post.

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11 thoughts on “Monday, July 8, 2024 A Good Inheritance”

    1. Since we took our inspiration from the Arb, that’s fitting! Ours is so small, we’d have to call it Mini Minnesota Landscape Arboretum South Campus. 😄

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  3. Hi Lynnie! What an inviting garden spot you have created! Are you familiar with this classic garden poem:
    “The kiss of the sun for pardon,
    The song of the birds for mirth;
    God is nearer one’s heart in a garden
    Than anywhere else on earth”
    So, as to a name suggestion:
    “Pardon Garden”
    (Couldn’t resist the rhyme..!)
    “Grace Garden”
    “Garden of Grace”
    “Garden of Mirth and Peace”
    “Garden of Weedin’” (not original!)
    I have yet to name my garden(s) so I’m running out of inspiration..).
    Let me know what other names are in the running!💐

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    1. I think I have read that poem before, but had forgotten it. Thanks!!I knew I could count on you for some ideas for names. Those are all good possibilities, but I won’t use the last one – I don’t want any reminders of the reality of weeding! 😄.

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