As we enjoy the garden and love what it offers us, we draw close to nature and her ways. We are on the right path. If you have ever created a garden and had a love for it, you will know this to be true. The garden soothes us and delights us, and we find healing care there, too. These gifts are given unfailingly, like a mother's love.
Gardeners do surely come to love their plants.
They love the glimpses of natural orderliness that shine through the chaos of sheer growth. And they love the beauty that abounds there, both planned and found. In return, nature responds in kind to love and care. We can feel this even when the garden is not ours. Then we are not just listening to the duet, but singing in it.