Nature does its Own Thing

People talk about "training" plants- please!  I planted Clover seeds under a tree 20 years ago. None came up there at all, but to this day, cute little baby clovers are still coming up in flower beds all around it. Ever notice how well a clump of grass grows in a spot where you don't want it? How it rhizomes out underneath bricks and what have you- ignoring the bare spot in the other direction? (Don't worry that insidious evil known as turf grass will get it's very own post in the future). What about the Clematis that grows better up the gutter than the nice trellis you bought it? Human efforts to "train" flora do not inspire any gratitude in most species. A "climbing" rose that prefers a drunken lean over the driveway tore my shirt a couple days ago. When I turn my back, our tomatoes grow sideways to elude the fancy red hoop cages we thought they'd like. Forget-Me-Not is one of the few fun rebels, springing up in a surprise locale seasonally. Lastly, I will turn to my efforts to grow vines over a passage next to the garage.  Despite years of cajoling and pruning, the wild grape and Virginia Creeper prefer the roof. Adding insult to injury, they now grope my gorilla sculpture, who recently had a squirrel steal one of his eyes.

Maligned Great Ape

Forget Me Not