It was even worse than I imagined! Overgrowth? HA! The garden was ready to eat the house! Weeds? Taller than the overgrown shrubbery! The roses I worried about did succumb, covered and choked by giant plants. There were also some unexpected, unexplainable casualties. We're talking The Secret Garden (Frances Hodson Burnett) overgrowth in a period of six weeks or so, not that it wasn't already headed in that direction. There were roses next to that lantana! Where to begin? Anywhere, really. I think certain basils can be just as bad as mint or purslane, which seems crazy since we enjoy eating all three! Joseph and I have already launched our counterattack. Barely unpacked, both still jetlagged, and he has remnants of a cold. But this is unacceptable.
I did wonder for a moment if I even deserve to have a garden. It's not about deserving, though. It's about home and life and passion. I don't doubt that it's going to be a monumental challenge to control the weeds and weedy plants (looking at you, basil) moving forward. They enjoyed full reign and won't give up easily. But move forward, we will. I've already ordered cool season vegetable seeds. More soon! It's great to be back!
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