{"id":2654,"date":"2018-03-24T07:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2018-03-24T07:37:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T11:37:31","slug":"protected-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markspruill.com\/blog\/?p=2654","title":{"rendered":"Protected Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Gardener’s Handiwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It almost looks like ghosts have invaded my yard.\u00a0 Sheets and blankets hunch over my precious budding trees and bushes as if to cuddle them in a protective embrace.\u00a0 A few unseasonably warm days have tricked my poor plants into blooming.\u00a0 They know that Spring is on the way, but they have failed to account for Winter’s last gasp of chilly breath.\u00a0 It happens almost every year.\u00a0 There is nothing I, as gardener, can do to change the weather, but I can do some things to protect my precious plants from its effects.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I wonder if the problem with the plants and the early spring freeze is because we have planted plants in the wrong place.\u00a0 Am I trying to grow fruit in a place that is too cold for it?\u00a0 Would my blueberries and apple trees fare better if they were planted further south?\u00a0 Or would they then just bloom even earlier, still risking the cold?\u00a0 Maybe I could plant them where it never freezes, but then how would I enjoy my fresh apples and blueberries this Summer?\u00a0 I want my fruit near me, where I can watch it grow.\u00a0 See it produce.\u00a0 Enjoy it and share it.\u00a0 So, when needed, I’ll protect it from the cold, fertilize it, prune it, and defend it from the bugs and critters that try to steal my blessing.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s what any good gardener does.<\/p>\n

“. . . my Father is the Gardener . . .”\u00a0 John 15:1<\/a><\/p>\n

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