My Woo Woo Garden

 

I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. I spent mine planting more trees. These four little Thuja Green Giant Arborvitaes showed up on Saturday afternoon. They don't officially count as part of the city mandated trees. We wanted these as a screen to block the mess the downed trees made in the woods behind us. They are supposed to grow fast and bushy and there was a BOGO sale going on so I jumped on it. 

As for my Woo Woo Garden, I was fascinated by a thread I saw on social media where someone was explaining that she saw a video with "someone's witchy grandma" who explained that if you take something from a family member's garden and plant it in yours it acts as a conduit to guide their spirit to you after they pass. I was very touched by all the comments from folks sharing their memories of departed loved ones and the things they have from them in their gardens. I started thinking about my own yard and realized I have a massive Woo Woo garden going on out there. I've got Mom's little hostas still in her bucket. They come up faithfully every year. 

The giant hostas that have taken over the whole yard came from my Grandmother's yard. I moved some to my old house and then here. We're talking 40 plus years since they left their original home in a grocery bag. 

My Mom's Siberian Iris are just starting to bloom. I brought home one little clump and they've spread out quite a bit but still have remained respectful of the other things in the bed. I like plants that do that.

One day she brought over a small Rose of Sharon she didn't want anymore and stuck it in the ground. It's huge now.  That pile of wood debris behind it is what we're trying to hide with the Thujas. 

Her daylilies were spectacular so I brought home a few clumps but without enough sun they never bloomed. It didn't stop them from spreading like crazy through the woods though. If they ever did bloom it would look like the woods were on fire. 

Finally, there is Dad's pot of Black Eyed Susans. I've tried putting them in the ground but they were never happy there. I put them back in the original pot that he had put them in and they come back happy and healthy every year. 

Although I do look very much like someone's witchy grandma, I don't know too much about the Woo Woo thing. I do like the thought of there being the spirits of loved ones out there dancing in the garden among all the green things. Someone has to keep all the garden fairies company, right?