I love a little bit of wild in the garden. You all know that already. Sometimes, though, the paths have to be cleared. That was today.
My summer garden seems to bound all at once. One minute I’m reveling in the spring excitement of a few green sprigs emerging from a winter’s sleep and the next I am battling mosquitoes, 100-degree weather, and a mass of plants that seem to be fighting for the space in my small garden.
This morning I went out before it got too hot and pulled all the grass and “weeds” from the path, cutting back overhanging plants as I crawled along.
Now visitors can walk easily down the path rather than on tip-toe, afraid of stepping on something. It’s just prettier this way as well. The neat path, dissecting the wild little garden, gives a sense of order.
Crawling along, I admired butterflies and bees and bugs. As usual. I made notes of things that need to be done, but only one big chore at a time.
I thought you might want to see the pokeweed growing up next to one of the arbors. I know people consider pokeweed a weed, but I think it’s a pretty plant. Now, I don’t want 100 of them. Just one or two.
The flowers. Later on it will have deep purple berries. Thomas said it used to be used as ink. Use care — they are poisonous.
Lynn
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Dear Lynn,
I know what you mean about path-clearing! After all the rain we had, it’s a jungle out there! Your path looks so nice now, like it’s leading to someplace wonderful.
The poke looks a little like Japanese knotweed, which we had growing in our back when we first moved here. It’s now happily taking over the area by our pond in front
. You’ll have to save me some poke seed, if you think about it!
Love,
Marqueta
I love the look of your neatly groomed little path winding its way through all of that greenery… wish I could step into the computer and walk through your garden♥
Marqueta, do you eat the Japanese knotweed? I’ve read it’s edible, but I get so annoyed with its invasive tendencies in my garden, I don’t have an appetite for it!
What do you think?
Diane, thank you. I wish you could come right over for a tour and then a cup of tea.
Lynn