Celebrating the Camellia

Blooming in winter and early spring when other flowers are still sleeping~ Camellias provide a punch of cheery & unexpected color when the landscape is barren.

So I’m celebrating the Camellia~ which satisfies my craving for flowers in the garden this time of year ~

The Gardener’s Prayer

O Lord, grant that in some way

it may rain every day,

Say from about midnight until three o’clock

in the morning,

But, You see, it must be gentle and warm

so that it can soak in;

Grant that at the same time it would not rain on

campion, alyssum, lavender, and others which

You in Your infinite wisdom know

are drought-loving plants-

I will write their names on a bit of paper

if you like-

And grant that the sun may shine

the whole day long,

But not everywhere (not, for instance, on the

spirea, plantain lily, and rhododendron)

and not too much;

That there may be plenty of dew and little wind,

enough worms, no aphids and snails, or mildew,

and that once a week liquid manure and guano

may fall from heaven.

Amen.

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