A Year Later

And the garden has just . . . gone ugly.  Perhaps it was the Phyllostachys nigra's leaves smothering new growth or perhaps changing the acidity of the soil as it decomposed.  Or, umm, maybe not watering or weeding for 9 months?  Note to self about putting back in the drip irrigation system on a timer.

Actually, it still kind of looks like this on this side - on a good day.

Sometimes I really wish that I had left well enough alone.

But on the up side (literally), things are at least pleasant to look at, and Scot made art out of something pedestrian.

I'm thinking the same thing!  Mowing the yard would've have had a much bigger impact!

And the rhapis screen is growing up and out nicely.

Looking in

Looking out

Tough audience.

It's all wrong