One of my tulips mutated or reverted and is now yellow. And it had the audacity to produce an offshoot bulb! Part of me doesn't care, as I already have a mess of orange, pale pink, peach, black, and red bulbs. What's the harm in adding yellow to the mix? (For the record, the pale pink in the very back offends me the most in this scheme.)
In other strange surprises, I've found English ivy popping up in the backyard. One spot was in the rain garden, which made me emit this terrible gargling yodel-scream as I ripped it out. This is the part they don't tell you about when creating a bird-friendly yard: sometimes they spread your neighbors' invasive plants to your garden. It's a good thing they're so cute when they splash around in the birdbath.
Haha...no matter how carefully we think we've planned and planted, sometimes the plants have other ideas! I blame the birds for all the Holly seedlings I find in the garden...I don't even know where the nearest Holly in our 'hood is.
ReplyDeleteThose pesky birds: no design sense whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd be out there with a trowel getting rid of the pink.
ReplyDeleteYes, the birds will plant all kinds of unwanted gifts in your yard. After you pull out the ivy, you may want to bring someone in for an exorcism.
ReplyDeleteA terrible gargling yodel-scream...I love it! I make that same exact sound whenever I find and remove Himalayan Blackberries in my yard. :-)
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