Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries
Mar 21, 2021
Episode 26 - Folklore of Hope, Planting Following Nature
Hello, new and faithful listeners! Thank you for being part of our community, spreading the word about how gardens and nature can heal and grow our lives.
This episode starts with a chat about an old-time saying, “March Comes in Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb.” Or is it “In Like a Lamb and Out Like a Lion?” They imply a balance in weather, a balance in life.
While the old sayings are fun to consider, we have no control over nature or the cycles of life. We can, however, control our ability to spread love to grow feelings of hope.
After something sad, like the pandemic, can come something good—there is love opposing fear. There is hope in the promise of new beginnings. https://askmarystone.com/march-folklore-of-hope/
Next, we chat about planting following the cycles of nature called phenology, planting by the moon, and why taking clues from Mother Nature, and taking soil temperature, makes so much sense.
https://askmarystone.com/planting-following-nature/
The episode wraps up with a fun little ditty about a lineman who used a garden rake to reset power lines counting Mississippi’s between thunder and lightning, leading to the benefits of grounding — gardening in your bare feet. https://askmarystone.com/counting-mississippi-grounding/
Thank you for being part of sharing the garden of life,
Mary Stone, Columnist & Garden Designer
Garden Dilemmas? AskMaryStone.com