“I am the real vine, and my Father is the gardener.” John 15:1

Image: Sweet Autumn Clematis and Red New Guinea Impatiens – Jacki Kellum Garden September 2022

All morning, I have been out in my garden, trying to whittle away some of my Morning Glory vines that have thwarted the growth of my Carolina Jessamine.

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
Image Credit: Woodie’s Garden Good

About this time last year, I bought a beautiful Carolina Jessamine plant, and I nursed it inside through the winter. As soon as spring arrived. I planted the jessamine in my garden, but I was not a good caretaker. I allowed my morning glory vines to overtake my jessamine, and naturally, my jessamine did not thrive.

But here’s the thing: Jessamine is an evergreen vine. It will bloom year after year, and morning glories only live and bloom one season. I made a huge mistake in allowing the morning glory to thwart the jessamine. I make too many mistakes, But by the grace of God, I learn and I get other chances.