There's work to do at home and all around, so we've been working - digging & mulching, pruning & planting. It feels good to work hard. And even though these phlox are out of control and need attention, I'm OK with their extravagant abundance because five years ago, there was nothing in that particular place but a neglected corner of the terrace. Those lupin blew over from a neighbor's field, but the comfrey by its side and those chives behind were intentionally planted to increase soil fertility on what was once a rocky dry hillside. These woodland phlox, so different from those flowers surrounding the bird, thrive in a space that was once a pile of sticks. These phlox and this myrtle (or Vinca Minor) have finally merged on the hillside by our driveway. 5 years in the making, this space is, at last, feeling whole. I am grateful to my garden for reminding me that neglected places can be transformed. There just needs to be a plan, focused attention, and patience to let what will emerge, emerge. Purples
are beginning to share the stage with other colors, like these white flowers on a lone Hawthorn tree that is abuzz. It was for these pollinators that we created this garden in the first place, so hearing them in action gives me hope and purpose as I go outside to get back to work.
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Evelyn R. Swett
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