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And for the bird lovers:
What is a garden without birds
but a life only the deaf and blind could comprehend?
What secret songs do they sing
whistling among themselves through the trees?
We can see them if only we look.
We can hear them if only we hear.
We can understand them, if only we invite them
into our gardens.

Secret 3 – Sustenance
A man, let’s call him Steve, visited a nursery in March 2020.
Perhaps he knew something about the challenges ahead
and wanted to be prepared. He purchased a large number
of vegetables and fruit trees. The owner approached Steve
to ask what he was planning to do with all the plants. Steve
said he wanted to completely redesign his garden to be fully
sustainable for the coming months ahead and beyond. The
owner, curious about this plan, told him that he would have
way too much produce to consume just for himself. Steve,
without hesitation, responded that he intends to share the
yield with his neighbours and community.
Imagine a world like that? One in which we all share in each
other’s harvest. It is true that what we sow, we reap – but what
we share creates abundance. Visit www.michellelraymond.com for more.
Spring, with its blooms, blossoms and sprouts, is a reminder * Oschman JL, Chevalier G, Brown R.J Inflamm Res.
to pause and marvel at the wonder and the secrets our gardens 2015 Mar 24;8:83-96. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S69656.
hold. Why else would it want to show off?

EVERGREEN