Reawakening

 

Reawakening

 

Amid the virus, I did upcycle

Recycle, a new revival!

And thought well, no holiday

For a few months anyway.

I planted plants, painted pots,

New enthusiasm, planning lots!  

Used pallets for shelves -

With no cost to myself!

Strawberries, runner beans

Spinach and lettuce greens.

Tomatoes seeds to grow

Pots of flowers on the patio.

And amid the Covid hysteria

Planted two trees of Wisteria!

To climb a pergola (from eBay)

Been having quite a field day!

Some catnip for cats,

Two homes for bats,

An insect hotel

For insects to dwell.

A table for bird food

But the pigeons are shrewd,

And fat!

Closely watching is my cat...

And from early sunrise

I attract butterflies

With overripe fruit

They are so beautifully cute.

And the builder that chucked

HIs rubbish, got reconstruct.

Huge slabs of concrete

Made the garden look complete

And on the contrary

His trash made a rockery!

With somewhere to sit

Made from big logs I admit

A house for hedgehogs

A small pond for frogs

With a pink water Lilly

That is so pretty!

A teapot in the plum tree

For birds to nest shared with bees

Didn't need a degree!

Just a gardening wannabee!

Some Lavender given

The bees are driven.

Bulbs for meadows -

Was given a rambling rose

For the side of the abode.

The seeds I've sowed!

From late Sept,

Autumn, Winter, it slowly crept

And the garden looked dead.

Stayed Indoors instead.

Now Spring is here

Life has started to reappear;

Upcycling has begun!

With so much more be done!

The climbers, shrubs, garden cover

Other useful tips just discovered.

With no plans for holiday trips.

I welcome any gardening tips!

 

Copyright Linda Lawrence

 

 9th April 2021