A study in compare and contrast, in the garden, anyway...
Compare: The Mother Garden in mid-May, lush and abundant, as always, with clematis ...
... and giant peonies, larger than my hand.
And then, contrast...
The Jardin: In late May, messy and unkempt, bearing the weeds of neglect, ...
... and the consequences of a very dry Spring. Though that's not an excuse; I DO own a hose. There are just a few showy perennial performers, and a survivor, to claim as triumphs: the first rose,...
... honeysuckle, ...
... the latest in my attempts to reintroduce lemon thyme (I tried, sorta, to keep it watered), ...
... armeria maritima ("sea thrift").
Those are the few plants that are supposed to be in the Jardin. Much of the rest, not so much. So the compost-in-place method of weeding has begun. Hopefully there will be more time for it, now that big home projects and big travel and big family commitments are out of the way. But there's LIVING to be done, too. LIVING always competes with place setting.
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