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<\/p>\nI’m constantly accused of not respecting boundaries, of letting plants take over spaces which some
\npeople<\/i> feel should properly remain under the control of humans and not the plant kingdom. That
\na sight which gladdens my heart, a pathway seeded with Spanish poppies, should be considered by
\nothers a weedy, unkempt nuisance takes me by surprise — every year (ha!)<\/p>\n
Papaver rupifragum lighting up the pathway at dusk:<\/p>\n
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In spring I always welcome the Last Days of Pompeii look, that teetering on the edge between control and
\ndisorder, cultivation and neglect, which to my eye infuses a timelessness that’s otherwise not always easy
\nto attain. By early summer, I’m wondering where I left my machete.<\/p>\n
Agave ‘Mr. Ripple’ broods over this eternal conundrum.<\/p>\n
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(Photos by MB Maher.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m constantly accused of not respecting boundaries, of letting plants take over spaces which some people feel should properly remain under the control of humans and not the plant kingdom. That a sight which gladdens my heart, a pathway seeded … Continue reading