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Fixing Things

6/25/2020

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Sweet Woodruff and Little Oak Trees Photo by ERSwett
Bliss.
Mixed textures.
Heavenly shades of green.
What's not to
​love?
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A crowded garden bed Photo by ERSwett
But those
large green leaves
are mini-oaks, taking over
a place not prepared
for ​trees.
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Taking Action Photo by ERSwett
Is it
magic - - 
these pesky acorns
becoming vibrant sources of
shade & food? Maybe,
but they've
got to
​go...
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Room to Flourish Photo by ERSwett
...to make
room for this Sweet
Woodruff, a dainty & mighty
medicinal herb & groundcover. I love
this kind of work. The problem
is clear & the solution
simple.
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A problem with water Photo by ERSwett
The
problem
of rain barrel
drainage in the veggie
garden was equally clear, but
the solution more complex than pulling
a few 'weeds.' But again, it's
such satisfying work.
The solution
​elegant.

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Rain managed Photo by ERSwett
As happens,
though, solving one
thing leads to another. Like
this wonderful scented shrub whose
name escapes me. It was great when first
planted, but it's now outgrown
that spot, creating a 
barrier & not an
invitation.

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A flourishing shrub, just in the wrong spot Photo by ERSwett
With
the right 
tools & care,
it's not so hard
to make a
​change.
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A flourishing shrub in a new home & an invitation to enter Photo by ERSwett
There
is power in
transplanting and
re-imagining a plant or
a space or even an assumption
about how things are meant to be. I 
feel that way all the time in the
garden. There's the vision
& then there's
​reality.
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Honeysuckle vine, tended over time, fills the corner Photo by ERSwett
And
sometimes
that reality is like this
honeysuckle, planted to fill
& beautify the corner of the garden
that happens to be adjacent to the compost
and happens to, over time, look
amazing on both sides
of the fence.
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The abundant honeysuckle adds beauty to the composter Photo by ERSwett
As I free
the blueberries

& liberate bounded roots,
I am grateful for unexpected flourishings.
Amid the seeming chaos & disruption of transplants
& fixings, there are places where things
work and where beauty
​exists.
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Herb Garden, Early June 2020 Photo by ERSwett
Honoring
these places feeds
me & gives me
 strength for
the next challenge inviting a solution.
And sometimes the solution involves nothing
more than patience, as the herb garden
reveals between the beginning
and the end of June.
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Herb Garden, Late June 2020 Photo by ERSwett
2 Comments
Mary Gregory
7/3/2020 06:56:55 am

Rain barrel 101 - is the white pipe for overflow? Smart!!

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Sarah
7/3/2020 10:24:19 am

I love your gardens! Had the same Q re the white pipe, now I see the overflow function. Having a few problem/solution events here myself, heavy rains knocked over the tall and the leggy so out come the clippers. From year to year solutions acceptable for me move up and down the scale from control/“the perfect fix” to letting something just go, and all the fixes in between. Choosing which reflects my state of mind at the time. Very interesting material for mindfulness practice! Like you I pluck out tree seedlings in the woodruff. But a big bed in my garden is smothered in tall weedy grass thru which, amazingly, scabiosa blooms beautifully every year so I just call it a meadow.... I am very challenged seeing friends’ gardens where careful planning and research shows me the potential of our souls and flora. I learn much from them but work hard to remember how important it is for our gardens to be “of ourselves” - I think your’s is Lyn, a combination of the long views and the small intimate spaces. Always appreciate seeing what you’re motivated by and taking on. 💕💕

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