Wild weeding

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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Wildflower spatterings of small dainty flowers –
mauve, orange, yellow, blue – dappled and soft;
but oh, how they grow, spread, how quickly they mingle
creating a swamping jungly tangle –
convolvulus grows up from snippets of root
(how has it food stores to raise up a shoot?)
and speedily climbs up to shadow and strangle
goosegrass sprints up tall to envelope and smother,
creeping runners of cinquefoil spread,
by rooting here and there,
branches of bramble bow down, embed.
their tips grow roots.
Herb Robert has such pretty flowers we love
and beautiful autumn foliage,
pulls out easily, but leaves your hand highly scented
if you’re not wearing a glove!
Even wildernesses need management
to keep the variety,
ensure diversity,
prevent monopoly
by one weed’s proliferation,
obliteration of competition,
and sometimes to make way for the exotic
and plants of breeding:

so gardeners will keep weeding!

[IP: Wild Side]

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

What a wonderful IP response Rhiannon - and you're right about managing the wild parts of our gardens. I always like to leave a few dandelions in the grass which I'm sure makes my neighbours shudder, but I think they look beautiful and of course bees love them

I hope you've seen the reading event announcement? Would be lovely if you could come

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. Ours has got rather out-of-control this last couple of years. I wished I'd taken a photo of one of the patches before I'd attacked it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

"Even wildernesses need management
to keep the variety,
ensure diversity,
prevent monopoly.."

That's an authoritative poem, Rhiannon. So much knowledge in there. You are right, of course. The weeds need managing to give plants the room to grow. Lovely pic as well :)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

thank you, Paul. It took a bit of management and sorting to get the ideas in some sort of form! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks for the cherries for my wilderness! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I love the rich variety you evoke, and their ENTHUSIASM :0) Thankyou for this great response to the IP!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. Glad it seemed to work in the end! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

I agree with Di when she said: 'I love the rich variety you evoke, and their ENTHUSIASM.' It sums up my feelings too, but I couldn't have put it any better myself.

Love the wildness of this poem and those gorgeous colourful wild flowers in the photo too.

Jenny. 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jenny. Glad you enjoyed! Rhiannon