My Rewilded Garden Part I
31. 20 June 2021
My garden is tiny — in the front two tiny terraces
Covered with horrible pointed stones.
In the back a slope going down to the lane
And a potential patio also covered in horrible stones.
Very fashionable round here, I don’t know why -
You need gallons of weedkiller to keep them clear of weeds.
And many of the other front gardens are weedless:
So much labour and poison to make something so sterile.
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My gardens, front and back, are now a riot of green -
I’ve ignored them since December 2019.
In the front on the left is a plantation
Of ferns with magenta lilies and a young willow.
Purple toadflax and figwort are sprouting,
And pink and mauve flowers that keep my fat
Herds of bumblebees busy.
Some surprising wheat growing in the same pot
With my dwarf plum tree (no plums).
On the right is a tiny meadow with
Dwarf apple and pear trees in pots,
Rosebay willowherb on its way.
Such a jungle to grow in just 18 months!
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I’m really proud of my garden.
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