Springwell Gardens

New Year, New study coming to the New Hill Community Center. If you are in the Cary, Apex, New Hill area please join us😊

Comfort and Joy. Yesterday afternoon my son Reid shared a short video clip from Christmas day two years ago. Wilson was alive and it touched my heart so when I captured sight of him moving among all the family. Another thing that touched my heart was my mother in law, Virginia, when she opened her Bible and said in her gentle way, “ I thought we ought to get down to the real story…” and she read the so familiar verses from the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2:8-14 “ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over there flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them and they were sore afraid. And the angel said onto them fear not: for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For onto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God and saying ‘Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men.” When I pause for a moment and consider the weight of it all in just this portion of the Christmas story I am overwhelmed with wonder! Jesus God’s own begotten Son was born where animals are kept because there was no room for Mary and Joseph in the inn, for this was God’s purpose and plan. God also chose the audience to receive the announcement of Jesus Christ’s birth- not the high born and exalted, but lowly shepherds in a field. The more I read and learn from the Scriptures the more humbled and amazed I am! I close with this passage from John’s Gospel chapter 1:9-13 “ The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name he gave the right to become children of God- children born not of natural descent, nor human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” What amazing Grace!

I love how Audray Pink Gomphrena hold their color when dried. Swipe right to see the dried bunch flanked by two fresh bunches which are headed to the drying rack. These will be part of wreath kits that will be offered soon. More details to come. You can always DM me if you have questions! driedflowers

Bloomed!!! I posted a picture of this dahlia seedling bud last week, and here’s the flower! I can’t wait to see what flowers are going to show up on the other 15 dahlia seedlings! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about growing dahlias from seed! I never would have thought to try. The seed was from a Nicholas dahlia.