Comments on: Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:45:09 +0000

The beauty of this specific writing is that the flowers are still here…they have not “gone”, fortunately for us. And, as you have explained, they, like our Creator, are always there waiting for us…to give us just what we need…if we will only notice them…

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:32:31 +0000

You sum it up, well, at least you do for me. I never plant a garden without the purchase of marigolds, mexican bonnets and I could retire on the morning glory and sweet pea seeds bought and planted over the years. It has never been an effort to have something flowering in my home every day of the year-and believe me I would notice if something was in bloom! thank you for your point of view.

By: mary munizza

mary munizza — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:55:32 +0000

I do very little vegatable gardening. I have several tomatoe plants, a couple of pepper plants, basil, oregano, parsley, rosemary and thyme. However, I have so many flowers, mostly bulbs, perennials,flowering shrubs, flowering bushes and of course annuals. Birds and butterflies gather around.
My garden adds beauty and serenity to my life. In the garden, life’s problems disappear while I’m there. As I enjoy the beauty of my flower garden I feel close to God.

By: andrea flowerista

andrea flowerista — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:49:07 +0000

what about the fact that flowers attract pollinators needed to pollinate all those vegetable flowers??!!! as well as attracting beneficial insects which fest on all those nasty,pesty insects (aphids especially)!! just one more reason to grow flowers!! more and more flowers….

By: I like the way you write, George Ball. - Invisible Bees

I like the way you write, George Ball. - Invisible Bees — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:46 +0000

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By: Coleen Toone

Coleen Toone — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:38:34 +0000

This article spoke to my soul. I garden for a living- and not vegetables, either. Flowers. Flowers are what I do. I deal with thousands and thousands of flowers during a years time. Flowers feed the soul. They are truly that light you talk about. Plants have spirits, souls if you will, and when you add the magic of flowers and color, there is no end to the delight. The world needs to recognize the joy and the peace that can be found in a simple flower. Multiply it by each bloom and what have you??? I leave that for you to decide.

Thank you for your words.

By: M.McGrath

M.McGrath — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:11:42 +0000

Veggies and fruits feed the body. Flowers, with their beauty and fragrance, feed the soul.

There is a very practical reason to plant a variety of flowers. They attract pollinating and parasitic insects which will keep the vegetables and fruits productive and relatively free from insect pests.

By: pat pinkerton

pat pinkerton — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:23:22 +0000

I could not agree more ! My yard is a mass of blooming color provided from the perennials and annuals I have planted there. Once a back yard with grass, it now has taken on a personality of it’s own (and mine too, I suppose). Each yeasr I add several inches of flowers and thus, less to mow. It provides me with hours of ‘yard stuff to do’ and is a wonderful stress relief from my job as a hospice social worker. P.S. I have some vegetables in containers as well

By: Darlene

Darlene — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:14:58 +0000

Amen!

By: John H.

John H. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:09:10 +0000

I am so glad someone has noticed this. I too have seen many gardens around me with lots of vegetables, but little on no flowers. I just started a new garden this year with a mix of vegetables (rubhurb/lettuce/onions/parsnips and brussel sprouts plus a few samplings of others), but I went all out on the flowers! The garden had been glorious, lively rockets of phlox and hollyhock, 4 o’clocks that look like shrubs (a little heavy on the fertilizer!) plus dashing zinnias, goblins, asters, nastrisums, dasies, hibiscus and many more. It makes one feel alive to look at them and it is heaven some mornings to linger out amongst the flowers in the morning with a cup of tea and admire them before heading to work.