Thursday, August 18, 2011

Friday’s Favs…lessons from a hydrangea


I have two hydrangeas in my yard.

I pruned them without investigating how or when it should be done.

(This could explain my frequent gardening failures.)

As a result, one hydrangea produced no blooms this year and the other only produced three.

(This is a really good analogy to remind me that God is the Master Pruner and knows when and how to prune others so their life will produce maximum fruit. 

When I go whacking away and try to do His job I can hinder rather than help! see John 15)

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I absolutely love the look of beautiful blossoms plunked into a rustic bucket or a simple mason jar.

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Happy Friday everyone and have a blessed weekend!

Elizabeth

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15 comments:

  1. No truer words have been spoken, Elizabeth. Thank you for the reminder!
    My 1st granddaughter's name is Elizabeth. Maybe that's why it's one of my favorites!

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  2. I want to copy that entire vignette in the last picture. It's just beautiful!

    And great lesson from the pruning!

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  3. I very clear visual lesson, one to remember for all of us. The blooms you did have still look wonderful.

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  4. Great lesson. Hydrangeas are so beautiful! Really one of my favorite colored flowers.

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  5. Beautiful blossoms...beautiful lesson. Thank you, Elizabeth! Have a fabulous weekend1

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  6. Love your analogy and your pics. Did you find out why no blooms? I'm guessing you pruned after buds were set, but I don't know much about pruning. I prune my crepe myrtle in the winter, not spring, 'cause it won't bloom if I prune too long after it's finished blooming.

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  7. Never prune after July or even snip dried blossoms. They bloom on old wood, most do anyway. Your images are lovely.

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  8. my pastor dad used to say that God produces fruit/blooms in us by pruning away the fruitless branches...i always loved the gardening analogy...your purply blooms looks lovely...thanks for linking up to fridays unfolded!

    alison

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  9. Beautiful blooms - what a lesson to learn. The Master Gardener does it right. All the time!
    ~Adrienne~

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  10. Lovely photos and a great lesson learned! ;)

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  11. Elizabeth: Thank you for stopping by today and for your sweet comment. Your hydrangeas are so beautiful! It is funny, because I have a pink hydrangea and the second year I had it I wacked away and I thought it was dead. So I left it alone and this year it bloomed beautifully. God truly is the Master Pruner (I love that name by the way :)

    Maria @ Linen & Verbena

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  12. Love this, and it's so true, your blooms are beautiful!! xoxo Debra

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  13. I love hydrangeas...and I have not had much success in growing them...great pruning analogy...I am learning not to prune myself...let Him come and clip so I can grow in a healthy way.
    Blessings~

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  14. Hi
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