Last updated on December 2nd, 2011
A group of ladies from the local garden club will tour the various gardens here tomorrow. They shall also receive a talk from me, concerning geranium propagation. Such events always make me a little nervous.
I’m not the least concerned about the geranium talk. I’ve delivered it before, and know of what I speak. No, it is the condition of the gardens that bothers me. I can tell you that there is nothing like a pending tour to make one aware – and shockingly so – of the imperfections of one’s own turf.
For instance, at the very center of my 14-foot tall arborvitae hedge, there stands a lone, and most definitely dead, arborvitae. It is being replaced next week, but how do I excuse such a thing during the tour? Do I borrow a line from Monty Python, and tell the ladies that it is “merely resting?”
The Woodland Garden is another issue. Its focal point is a frog pond with a lovely waterfall. But there will be no waterfall tomorrow. The very expensive pump that moves the water has stopped working. The frogs don’t seem to care, but what about the ladies?
Then there are the insufferable weeds. Frankly, every bed here has been weeded and weeded, but they are still popping up each time I turn my back. What can I do?
Well, I shall do nothing. Gardens are not about “perfection.” They are, rather, about color, texture, design, and a sense of uniqueness. Hopefully this is what the garden group will remember from their time here. (If nothing else, they will learn how to make a zonal geranium bloom with utter exuberance indoors, during winter.)
Now, I really must get back to weeding…I’ll come up for air every now and then to check for comments.
Judy says
Kevin, you don’t have a thing to worry about! I’ve visited your garden and it’s the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! And if the frogs don’t mind the missing waterfall — neither will the ladies!
Marcia says
I know just what you mean- I would much rather show my garden in June when the roses are in full bloom and there is enough color to distract from the little green weeds, but I think it is important for people to see all the stages of a garden. Marcia
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Judy – how much do I owe you for that comment?
Marcia – Thanks for stopping by. I agree with you entirely. Now I should learn to relax..and breathe…
Jed Swift says
How did the garden tour go? I am sure you wowed them Kevin! The combination of you and your gardens is a powerful thing.
Love, Jed
Kevin Lee Jacobs says
Jed – thanks for asking. I had a wonderful time, and I think the garden-group did, too. Afterwards, I gave everyone a cutting from my rose-scented geranium, as a remembrance of their time here. I feel much better-equipped for the next tour: June 27.
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