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Christmas 2009 and I am sitting here thinking about the woodland garden. It is been a rough couple of days with the weather and I have lost a good bit of sleep because of it. Seems to me when I get overly stressed that it is important to change focus. So I thought I would spend some time thinking and reflecting on one of my favorite places the woodland garden.

Thinking about the woodland garden does bring a sense of peace but also it reminds me of balmy summer days and crisp early mornings sitting on the deck enjoying the wild life just waking up and starting to forage for the days meal.

Waking up just at dawn and taking a hot cup of coffee out on the deck sitting there at the table I have time to just relax and enjoy the moment. There is no sense of urgency or need to rush.

A great view above looking off the deck now that is a sight for soar eyes on a damp and cold Christmas morning. This is just a part of the attraction of the woodland garden the real attraction lives deep inside. It is a feeling of stability and calm that comes with being surround by nature and all her creatures and creations. It is a place to relax and dream and replenish  your soul. I can not wait for spring to get back there and once again enjoy time spent surrounded by the beauty and serenity.

Merry Christmas To All

From the Woodland Garden

Yesterday I went out to the woodland garden for the first time this year to really take a look around and to pickup some tools that I needed for an upcoming project. There are a lot of leaves this spring as a result of my slackness last fall. I was tempted to spend the afternoon burning and raking but opted instead to blow the leaves out of the perennial beds and into a pile for burning latter. This was a quick job that only took about 45 minutes. While my angst over the ton of leaves that were everywhere was not resolved I felt that I had made an attempt to get things a bit under control. I have this almost anal compulsion when it comes getting things looking good . I even find myself looking at other peoples gardens and think this or that should be done to make things look right. So it was a tiny victory.

What gives me hope that Spring is here is that after removing the leaves from the beds I got to see the first shoots of the early perennials starting to poke up and start there quest for the spring sunshine . That is the best part of spring I think , seeing the barren earth starting to pop with hints of the new plants and flowers that will adorn our environment for the upcoming months .

I know that in the next two weeks or so I will be back at the woodland garden battling all those leaves because now that I seen them they will be on my mind. It was a good trip and even though I did not leave with everything in order I did leave with the positive outlook that spring has actually arrived.