Adding "Glisten" to your Garden

Happy Wednesday!!

 

 

I am so happy to be back at my blog!!  It's been a rough couple of weeks with a chronically ill daughter who had to be hospitalized and yesterday had a relapse.  It's never fun to wake up to 103.2 temp.  Poor thing.  But I am certain that the specialists who are working with us will eventually get this all under control.

 

 

Now, back to my place of solace and calm....

 

 

I have a million things to chat about in regard to crafts, projects, etc.  But I find myself back, once again, at "my happy place" - in the garden. 

(Did you hear that contented sigh?)  ;)

 

Whenever I need to relax, regroup, contemplate, or restore, I find that gardening is the best place for me.  It's even a great place to pray.  I've had some of my best conversations in the garden with God. 

 

Hmmmm......"In the Garden with God." 
Sounds like a great blog topic!  < Note to self.

 

 

Back to today's topic:  Adding "Glisten" to your Garden.

 

I live in the Sierra Foothills in Northern California where the rich, auburn soil is filled with beautiful rocks.  These rocks make a beautiful natural perimeter for gardening areas.

 

As a kid, I remember a friend who had a stone polishing kit.  He could make the most ordinary stones look like jewels!  I was so amazed by the transformation! 

 

I noticed the same kind of transformation in the rocks surrounding my garden when the sprinklers were on.  The dull, lifeless rocks would come to life with brilliant colors when the water was applied.  Soon the hot California sun would suck the moisture from the stones returning them to their dull state.

Don't get me wrong, I can appreciate a stone in its natural state - so much so, that I use them all over my garden.

But, there was just something about those bright, glistening colors....  I wanted that glistening look to stay in my garden!

 

Then it dawned on me!  I scooped up my can of spray gloss...

 

 

and headed outside.

 

I picked a large, light plum-colored rock and started spraying...

 

 

 

So many beautiful colors suddenly burst forth!!

 

So, I had to spray some more...

 

 

WOW!!!

This was going to be fun!

 

Some rocks looked pretty much the same, only shiny....

 

While others completely changed!

 

 

 

Loving how the gloss made the colors in the rocks come to life, I decided to spray all the rocks around one of my garden areas.  I had fallen in love with the deep colors and the glistening appearance of the glossy rocks.

 

 

Now I need to find out if anyone sells gloss sealant in 5 gallon buckets - we have A LOT of rocks!!  :)

 

 

So, what do you think?  If you try a little "glisten" in your garden, take a couple of before and after shots and share them with me - I would love to see what you come up with.

 

Go get your "glisten" on!

 

Huggz & Blessings to you all!!

 

Allie B