A flower let grow

In the early spring I could not always tell what was a weed or a flower or a food plant. When I was in doubt I decided to error on the flower side and let the plant grow for awhile. In the Mary circle garden in the backyard I had a difficult time telling perennial weeds from flowers. There were some I had to let grow for awhile. As the plants grew I could tell the difference of most but it was very difficult to tell the difference for some plants. One that I let grow suddenly the other day bloomed into a flower. (See picture on left.) I am glad that I let it grow.

In my garden there is always ‘volunteer plants’, a plant that grows on its own, rather than being deliberately planted by the gardener. For some reason I had many ‘volunteer’ tomato plants this year. I transplanted them to areas where they could grow and flourish.

In life, like in the garden, sometimes we must let grow and decide to weed it out of life or let grow more at some other point. In life, like in the garden, something the unexpected, like a ‘volunteer’ plant in the garden, can be a welcome surprise.

We need to grow and let grow.

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