The goddess of gardens has been good to Maria this year, she has given her the magic touch, every thing she does flowers and turns beautiful, we are living in an encircled embrace of color and light. The Dahlia garden is blooming, so is the new wildflower garden, so is expanded porch garden and the new Three Sisters gardening. I can hardly keep up with the watering. A month or two ago, Maria planted a sunflower seed in one of the hanging baskets on the porch.. This week it came up.