April is a month for planning what you want to grow in your garden and what steps will make healthy, vibrant plants. Now, anyone who knows me knows that I am not a gardener of plants; rather, I’m a gardener of people and their hopes and dreams. However, the process is the same.
The perennials in your garden can represent what comes up for you every year at this time. Take a good look at your perennials. Are they healthy? Do they need food or pruning? Look at your issues that come up over and over again. Are they really what you want to nurture in your life?
If you have bulbs, like daffodils or tulips, are they being properly fed with nutrients? The bulbs represent the short term beauty, or issues that come up every year about this time. Are they still welcome in your life? Do they need to be thinned or fed? Humans tend to respond to seasons energetically, and it can be helpful to be aware of your pattern.
Weeding is important to give your garden space to be beautiful and healthy. Look at your life and what is choking your energy. Are there issues that you keep giving energy to that blind you to other healthy, happy parts of your life? Weeding creates space, air, and light for the beauty you want to create.
Take time to decide what you want to grow in your garden of life. Don’t be afraid to pull out the old plants, or habits, that no longer serve you. The fact that they survived the winter doesn’t mean that they are good for you or that they should remain in your life.
