Soon Will Set in the Fitful Weather

Frost-covered trees on a foggy winter morning, reflected in the still surface of a calm river or lake.

by Celia Thaxter Soon will set in the fitful weather, with fierce gales and sullen skies and frosty air,  and it will be time to tuck up safely my roses and lilies  and the rest for their winter sleep beneath the snow,  where I never forget them,  but ever dream of their wakening in happy…

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Winter Gardens of the Mind: Memory, Imagination, and Hidden Bloom

The winter garden is a place for dreams and memories.

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. The winter garden is a place for dreams and memories. The winter garden is a place for dreams and memories. January…

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