Popular culture calls the height of summer, idyllic. Heat loving plants are thriving, but weaker plants will fail in the brutal temperatures and humidity. The weather instructs gardeners to work with nature. Not to struggle in the heat or while thunderstorms are lashing, but to use mornings and evenings productively.
In our lives, like the plants that fail in the heat, the heat of summer exposes what needs attention.
Clear out what's failing so productive areas are also not infected. This may mean dealing with baggage. For others, it may mean cutting out soda. Gardeners want their healthy plants putting energy into blooming and fruit. But failing plants invite disease that compromise the entire row.
The idyll of summer is enjoying the dappled light on the leaves, the rich variety of life. The birds able to find food easily, the sounds of frogs ribbiting in the undergrowth. It also means working with nature to strengthen life so that it may thrive.
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