I'm a Garden Moocher

I don't have a garden of my own (serious bummer).  

One day I will, I'm crossing my fingers.

So until I do I'm just going to be a garden moocher, gardening in other peoples gardens.

 If you ever need anything done, you know who to ask!

This past weekend I got to do some gardening in my Great Aunt's backyard.

She needed some work done and I was more than glad to whip out my gardening gloves and "dig in"!

My Aunt could not understand why I liked getting my hands dirty.

I can still hear her saying in her adorable southern, Alabama accent,

 "Oh my, I can't believe you".

"I like doing dishes...you like being in the dirt".

Ha, little does she know I love doing dishes too, but that's another story.

While working in her backyard I dug up some soil and did some cultivating.

Planted some pretty (thorny) rose bushes as well as some African Daisies.

I also transplanted, diagnosed, fertilized, and watered.

It was the perfect day to spend out in the garden.

Those few hours went by too fast.

My great aunt Betsy.

All finished.

I can't help but day dream about what my garden will be like.

I really do hope that my dream comes true one day...or at least something close to it.

If I Could Have My Very Own Garden....

If I could have the garden of my dreams, it would probably be a little something like this....

You would always know exactly where to find me.

You would probably enter through a gate like this.

And of course proper attire and equipment will be required upon entry :)

Enter into the garden and find an array of lush, green foliage and of course tons of moss filled walkways. Listen and you will hear the trickling sounds of a little waterfall.

Then make your way to the upper level and find yourself in a beautiful country garden.

Complete with all the wildflowers you can imagine.

There will be a corner for my all my gardening goodies.

It will have little treasures for its guests to find.

Including its very own swing.

There will be a nook, just for me!

It would be the perfect place for dinner parties.....it's all about dining al fresco.

It will be the home to an abundance of beautiful flowers that will be cut, put around the house and shared with others.

If I had my very own garden, it would be open to anyone and everyone. A place I would share, where people can come and enjoy God's amazing creations.

If I had my own garden it would be a dream come true, I would be in heaven.

I guess for now I will just have to keep dreaming. Maybe one day if I dream hard enough it will come true.