I Think I’ve Done All I Can

A couple of years ago (or so), I discovered Jigsaw Explorer. Every day, there are two jigsaw puzzles to work, and I get to decide how many pieces I want to be in each puzzle. Plus there are archived puzzles from months and months earlier that I can access, also. Today’s puzzle was a gardening photograph. I really liked the picture because it reminded me of my own recent gardening experiences.

At this point, I’ve planted everything I plan to plant. I trimmed plants; I watered and fed plants. I think I’m done purchasing plants. (We’ll see.)

Now, it’s just going to be a matter of keeping all those lovely plants alive. Last summer was much milder than the usual scorching temperatures we often experience in Central Texas.

As the summers come and go, I’ve gotten better about buying plants that will grow in Central Texas, and placing plants in spaces where they’ll thrive. And, where I can help them thrive.

: I bought this succulent plant many, many years ago. It seemed like it was getting rather pot-bound.

: I dug several of the plants out of that pot and planted them in another pot.

: This is how it looked when I transplanted some of those plants.

: In just a few days, those transplants spread out a little. Some breathing room, I guess.

: I like how the yellow flowers look nice with the red bricks at the front of the house.

: I planted yellow canna plants at either end of the front flower bed. Off to the left-hand side, that’s yarrow that produces yellow flowers, too.

: And there’s that big yellow pot that’s growing yellow flowers, too.

I was REALLY frustrated with this little plant stand. Several weeks ago, a strong wind blew it over and several pots were broken. I carefully picked it up and put the shelves back in. I was careful to put SEVERAL pots on the bottom shelf to anchor the thing. I had a tray of Asian Jasmine on one of the middle shelves. Then, again, a week or so ago, a big wind gust knocked it over AGAIN! Another pot broke; everything got tossed onto the patio. AGAIN. But, never again. I took it all apart, threw away the covering and the shelves. And I’m done with it.

Here are some sunbeams illuminating the new, red lantana that I bought. They’re thriving, along with the dwarf pomegranate that’s growing at the top of the photo.

After all, who is Paul? Who is Apollos? No more than servants through whom you came to believe as the Lord gave each man his opportunity. I may have done the planting and Apollos the watering, but it was God who made the seed grow! The planter and the waterer are nothing compared with him who gives life to the seed. Planter and waterer are alike insignificant, though each shall be rewarded according to his particular work.

1 Corinthians 3:5-8 (Phillips Translation)

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