Gardening - part 3 - Joy multiplies with gardening

This Janmashtami was very special as all the flowers and leaves offered to God were from my garden. Happy to see the big smile on my mother's face when she was counting the variety of flowers offered to God. Maa khush, Bhagavan khush aur mai bhi khush :-).

More than that, Pujaris from the nearby Balaji temple requested permission to take Tulasi leaves from my Tulasi vanam...  what else do I need to make this Janmashtami a very special occasion.

I started with a single Tulasi plant that my mother gave me last year and then spread the seeds in the garden. I couldn't believe the bumper yield....hundreds of Tulasi plants asking me to take care of them. Here is a collage of before and after pics of my front yard...my beautiful Tulasi vanam.

Few months back, I started with few chrysanthemum plants, and now they are blooming in different colors...

And two banana saplings to eight..

 And other decorative variety...it's fun to split and spread the plants for new and better growth...

 

The following variety is a big surprise....the plant I got died after few months. But the seeds have spread without my knowledge and new saplings came on their own..a surprise gift of resurrection ;-)

And few extended their life through leaves...

This is one of my favorite blog post as it is full of life. Hope everyone could spread and enjoy God's beauty through Gardening.