A Beautiful Surprise, 3 Tulsi’s
July 4, 20260
This morning, when I went out to the garden, it was refreshingly cooler than it has been. Big, heavy clouds were floating north and I prayed a little prayer, hoping for some rain. A little relief from this intense Central Texas Summer heat. But I sat in gratitude for a cooler 8am morning in the garden and I know the plants felt it too!
The Elders have been in bloom and are continuously blooming, but what’s fascinating to me is watching the formation of little green berries.
And those little green berries will one day be little purple berries that I’ll use for an elderberry syrup or throat spray. It’s beautiful to notice that the stems near the formed berries are a deep purplish color, sending a premonition of what those berries will be soon.
The flowers are all in full bloom.
Explosions of colors: yellow, purple, fuchsia. There are:
zinnias
monarda
black cherry sunflowers
echinacea
butterfly pea
tulsi blooms
sunflowers
It made me reach for the scissors to harvest a bouquet for our home. Bringing the outside, inside and allowing the nourishment to continue through seeing it’s beauty.
My greatest revelation was that there’s 3 varieties of tulsi growing.
I planted krishna and rama last spring and harvested the seeds at the end of the season. So this spring, I put down seeds for a tulsi keyhole garden bed and it’s thriving.
But I saw another Tulsi that looked more delicate than rama and green in color, and realized that somehow, another variety showed up here.
The more I harvest the bloom tops, the more abundant it becomes. I believe that’s how Tulsi worships Yahweh. Being a reflection of His abundance and provision.
Scripture:
Philippians 4:8
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
