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| Japanese beetles |
The garden has been busy, despite my lack of time to tend
the garden or blog about it. I’ve been enjoying the veggies and herbs that I
planted, as well as fruit that I did not plant; volunteer blackberries are so
fun! Japanese beetles are wreaking havoc on my knockout roses and other
ornamentals. Also, I’m struggling to keep up with the watering, especially now
that it’s practically summer and we are in a precipitation deficit.
Part of my garden inattentiveness here of late can be blamed
on my trip to Italy last month. And what a fabulous diversion through ancient
ruins, art, architecture, and culture it was! While we didn’t have time to tour
all of the gardens I wished, I was surprised to see Acanthus and poppies
growing as weeds all over Rome; if only our weeds could be so striking. Acanthus was also immortalized in ancient sculpture and architectural decoration throughout Italy.
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| Acanthus popping up in the ancient Roman Forum |
