{"id":3287,"date":"2019-05-06T05:33:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T12:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2019-05-06T05:33:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T12:33:22","slug":"in-the-gardens-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/?p=3287","title":{"rendered":"In the Gardens this Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0259.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3288 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0259-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0259-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0259-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0259-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beginning my walk with a stroll through the Arbor Garden, the garden is still in an early morning mist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0260.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3289 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0260-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0260-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0260-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0260-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The garlic is looking sassy in one of the vegetable gardens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3290 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0261-e1557143932696-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0261-e1557143932696-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0261-e1557143932696-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I spent most of the weekend in the berry patch, pruning out dead Raspberry canes from the Raspberries and then all the Raspberry canes and other rogue plants from the Black Currants, Blueberries, Gooseberries and Red Currants. \u00a0You can see Sheba inspecting my work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0264.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3291 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0264-e1557144430896-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0264-e1557144430896-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0264-e1557144430896-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheba continuing our round with a walk up the hedgerow as the fog lifts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0266.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3292 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0266-e1557144546842-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0266-e1557144546842-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0266-e1557144546842-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Plums look poised to burst into blossom today as our first sun in about a week shines today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0268.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3293 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0268-e1557144664483-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0268-e1557144664483-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0268-e1557144664483-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More piles on the other side of the berry patch. Can you see that tree I cut out? It was a box elder that had sprung up in the Gooseberries!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3294 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0272-e1557145429789-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0272-e1557145429789-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0272-e1557145429789-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the early Primroses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3295 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0256-e1557145540999-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0256-e1557145540999-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0256-e1557145540999-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If ever there was a Flower that looked like it is dancing, it&#8217;s Pink Magnolia. \u00a0It&#8217;s I AM affirmation is &#8220;I AM comfort amidst times of change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3296 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0275-e1557145636463-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0275-e1557145636463-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0275-e1557145636463-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is something so fun about Grape Hyacinth. \u00a0They are always the first Flower children pick in the May gardens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3297 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenhopeessences.com\/wordpress\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0277-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0277-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0277-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/wp-contents\/upload\/2019\/05\/IMG_0277-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the little old ladies who taught me to garden when I was a young woman always called these THE VEES, and she was very intent on rooting every last one of them out of her garden because Violets like to take over. \u00a0I tried to rein them in for a number of years but now, I&#8217;ve thrown caution to the wind and have let them GO!<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning my walk with a stroll through the Arbor Garden, the garden is still in an early morning mist. The garlic is looking sassy in one of the vegetable gardens. I spent most of the weekend in the berry patch, pruning out dead Raspberry canes from the Raspberries and then all the Raspberry canes and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/?p=3287\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In the Gardens this Morning<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3298,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287\/revisions\/3298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.greenhopeessences.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}