The Hedge this Midsummer Day

Summer Solstice -- Midsummer -- Hot and Humid Here in Southeast Texas

No matter the weather, it's a magical time, full of dreams and hopes.

One daydream I've enjoyed over the years is about having a hedgerow. I've always wanted one, likening them to a "woodland edge", where all manner of creatures and plants can be found. I tried to grow one on our few acres back when, but it wouldn't have been anything like the old, enormous hedgerows of the UK.  

And now I have this tiny dot of a garden. I can't have a hedgerow. But I do have a hedge and I make the most of it. And, wonderfully, birds, insects, and small creatures do make themselves at home there.

I've fronted the hedges with fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and a few annuals now and then. Not everything is flowering yet. Some plants have shot up rather quickly from winter slumber, surely because temps have jumped to triple digits earlier than usual. They are giant plants and I have every confidence that they will burst into color soon. 

For now, the althea and rose mallow are strutting their stuff!

I aim to make this a regular, weekly blogpost. I think it will be fun to share my mini-hedgerow with you.

​Happy Midsummer!