“If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change. If a white post is left alone it will soon be a black post” GK Chesterton said that in 1908. He went on to say that it takes constant vigilance just to keep things the same.
Perhaps garden cleaning is not the first thing that comes to mind when reading Mr. Chesterton’s words. Perhaps the healthy eating plan was not carefully followed during the holiday and sadly things did not remain the same.
But now think about the garden. The natural look is wonderful however it actually requires the constant vigilance to maintain. When a few plants overtake their companions and then move on to cover paths and obliterate borders, that is no longer really any look at all. The fact is action is required if a space is to be a garden.
Roger cleaning up the garden and putting fallen leaves to good use by shredding them for garden mulch. Yeah Roger!
Susan trimming back plants in our herb garden.
So, it is time for garden clean up. It’s a job with no glamour and little thanks but gardeners are tough and the time is NOW.
Susan Thornbury
pictures by Starla Willis
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