One of the things that makes me smile is the older generation's attachment to foundation planting. The traditional suburban variety -- cypress and cedar and other assorted evergreens marching in a stiff row, disciplined into tortured balls that grow into ridiculous oversized balls over the years, and dotted with solitary annuals standing guard at their bloated feet.
It gives me the urge to initiate some guerilla gardening. Like rip out the steadily inflating bubbles of shrub and turn that foundation planting into something that looks like this:
So sorry to hear about the sad things that have been going on in July.....
but, it's been good to see you posting again. Take good care!
Posted by: April | Wednesday, 01 August 2007 at 04:23 AM