although our nights are chilly
the days are tropical n sunny
flowers and fruit have arrived early
so pollen fills the air
a local farm is hosting many hives
so pollination is thriving
cheerful daisies
what do you grow in your winter garden?
lovely lavender, note the bamboo stakes as the honey eaters were breaking my bush
grey glum and desperate despair
or make your days sunny fun
plant seeds that reap reward
for we all enjoy sweet honey
we are responsible for our own nectar
weather and others can be fickle
decorative leaves of the ginger plant, use it daily
attend your garden gently with care!
aroused 
There’s nothing better than the first spring flowers…
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lol especially in the middle of winter 😎
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Yes.. we find there here more often too 🙂
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Looks like your conditions permit you to keep things going year-round, Kate. That’s enviable and simultaneously challenging, as it doesn’t allow much (or any) of a break.
It’s currently late summer here in North America, and when frost begins to set in another couple months, I intend to see how lemongrass does indoors over winter, in a sunny window. We’ll see…
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did buy a cheap plastic glass house for the sunflower, and herbs as I doubt they would have grown in the frosts. A few pot plants are hardly a daunting task 🙂
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But they are, Kate! Anybody can let a potted plant languish, but coaxing vigor from them calls forth skills most people don’t have.
You’re a nurturer, Kate, of all living things. You shouldn’t disparage what you’ve accomplished.
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lol now the neighbours are asking me to grow their preferred plant … you could cook with it but it’s still illegal in most places 😉
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Strychnine?
Oh, oh, wait…now I get it!
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lol yes guess it’s a common much in demand weed world wide 😎
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you mean you don’t cook with it?
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Only what Cheech Marin taught me to bake!
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lol good call, loved their movies 😎
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Our gardens need great care, especially our winter garden. In the garden of life, we must be kind to ourselves when the conditions are harsh. We must remember that all that blooms within our hearts needs sunshine in order to grow. When the light is dim, we must strive, like sunflowers, to lean only toward the sun…only believe in better days to come. There is always the winter; we must believe in an eternal spring…deep within our souls.
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beautifully said Linda!
Thanks for adding your insight 🙂
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You’re right. Planting and looking after flowers and veggies is very rewarding.
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A superb ecological poetry, Kate claiming for a good natural balances .
Love ❤
Michel
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you understand well Michel … all those years of gardening and growing a loving family has increased your wisdom 🙂
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You are kind Kate ; I n my youth I make also a research on the link between wild plants and the factors of their environment.; ❤
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lol then you are indeed an authority 🙂
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Please read: In my youth I made also a research ….
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sorry Michel I’m on your website and it cannot find this post, can you please give me a link?
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your words and photos beautifully compliment each other.
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Love the vibrant plants, but more so the good news of pollination.
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A gorgeous poem, Kate. I am allergic to bees so we had to take all our lavender out as it is a bee magnet.
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yep bees and honey eaters go crazy about it … my neighbours are being converted when they see the attraction to my plants 🙂
sorry for your allergy!
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Beautiful and fantastic poetry, Kate with spring in your words. Lovely pictures of nature at its best.
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Your poem is as beautiful as the flowers and plants you shared in photos, Kate!
We have a few plants that thrive in the winter…including the rosemary. And those plants that go a bit dormant when the snow flies…they still come back full force when the weather warms again. 🙂
WE must tend to all of the “gardens” in our lives…and not just the flower and plant ones. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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you said it Carolyn … I’m amazed that plants do survive snow over there and drought here … our fields can look dead and brown for months/years but come that first rain things rapidly become green again … we need to copy the force of nature 🙂
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So beautiful. I loved this
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Hi Kate! When will it start warming up there? Soon? Awesome your growing some nice plants and flowers even in winter! Bet they’re pretty to look at!
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they sure are Carol Anne, shame you can’t enjoy the bright yellows and stripy green leaves … spring isn’t until September 1st but these are only growing because our days are unseasonally hot 🙂
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That sounds lovely, bet you’re loving the unseasonably hot weather 😘
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personally yes, globally I know it may become fatal …
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I know, the climate is a big issue around the world lately at least over here it is anyway lots of people protesting for climate change and stuff
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yes it’s reaching drastic levels Carol Anne, I live off grid so doing the best I can!
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Great poem!
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I like the imagery here, Kate! Yes, we do need to be very careful about what we plant in our gardens.
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Over here it is summer and today I ate about a third of a pint of my cherry tomatoes 🙂
Lovely plants in your post. I tried growing lavender, but it didn’t take.
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I have usually had most of these plants in my garden … a true sign I’m nesting!
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Absolutely gorgeous – charming read
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My wattle tree is already blooming. Beautiful!
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yes my sinuses go into a spin with all the wattle blooming!
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That must make spring difficult for you. I’m pleased it doesn’t affect me that way.
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it does but like most things it too passes 🙂
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my blue diamonds are thriving though the daisies are looking rather sad, my dog keeps eating the soil there!
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lol must have something nutritious in it 😎
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i have bananas and rambutan in my front yard.
i am looking to start a herb garden, equatorial ones like lemon grass, coriander, chillies etc
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I have parsley but want to get mint and coriander … only want to grow herbs and veg I eat then have loads of native plants. Once established they don’t need much attention 🙂
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it can get very hot and dry some months and so i am potting what i can so to move them indoors if need me, happy gardening dear Kate!
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you too Gina and thanks for your lovely message 🙂
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So beautiful. My poor winter garden is a tad neglected.
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Lovely poem.
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