Tuesday, May 22nd: Mary, Mary, quite contrary … how does your garden grow? May is GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN MONTH, sponsored by Gardenlady.com. This month celebrate the many ways gardens and gardening benefit people. From flowers and fitness to color and conversation, many treasures are growing in your own backyard.
Flowers to grace your home, areas of solace and healing, peace for meditation, produce and sustenance for our families, birds, nature and wildlife … the garden gives us so many gifts. To see 31 ways you benefit from gardens, see: http://www.gardenlady.com/gifts.html.
For day-by-day gardening celebrations during May, here’s a terrific list! http://www.gardenlady.com/may_garden_days.html
If you’d rather MAKE some gifts from your garden, here are two sites with great ideas to get you started:
http://gardening.about.com/od/craftsanddecor/tp/Gifts_From_the_Garden.htm
http://www.gardenguides.com/2103-make-gifts-herbal-harvest.html
Celebrate life, enjoy the gifts you GET from your garden along with the gifts you can GIVE from your garden!
