BUT NOT IN THE GARDEN!

THE SPRING GARDEN WAS OK, BUT...

ALONG CAME THE CANADA  GOLDENROD...

...IT TOOK  OVER MUCH OF THE GARDEN IN SHORT ORDER...

...REQUIRING GREAT EFFORT TO DIG OUT

Friday, 9:00 AM,  62 degrees F.  Wind variable, and calm to very light.  The sky is overcast and the humidity 91%.  The barometer is still falling, now at 29.06".  There is a chance of rain today.
   For a number of personal reasons, health and otherwise, this has been a difficult gardening year for me.  The early garden was not bad, with a lot of bulbs, Peonies and other spring color.  But events conspired to make the summer garden much less desirable, and it really went downhill when I neglected to rogue out  the Canada goldenrod that muscled its way in.  It took off and took over, and the only remedy was to dig it out.  I got started at it yesterday morning, and luckily got an hour's help from an excellent gardener friend, and with some additional preparation will be ready to replant today with some colorful fall mums and a few other perennials.
   The garden needs much more ongoing maintenance than I have time or energy for, but we will make the best of it that we can, and hopefully rejuvenate it next year. Part of my problem is my esthetic taste, which leans towards the wild side, letting plants assume their natural dimensions, with minimal pruning and mulching.  Learn from my experience and be careful not to create a larger perennial garden than you can maintain!
   TO BE CONTINUED...