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Guest Post: Garden Fairies Discuss “Lightly Tended”

September 12, 2012 By Carol Michel 6 Comments

Garden fairies here.

We are garden fairies and we would like to comment on what Carol calls “garden lightly tended“.  Truly, we are garden fairies and we thought it was a lovely post but we would like to add a correction or two.

First, what Carol calls “lightly tended” is actually almost completely neglected.  That is what we call it when Carol does not come out into the garden and pull weeds when they are little. She just walks right by them.

Does she want the weeds to grow big so she feels like she has really accomplished something by pulling out a great big weed?  We are garden fairies but that doesn’t mean we have any idea about what Carol is thinking, nor do we have control over her.

We can only say that there is a big difference between “lightly tended”, which includes some weeding and “completely neglected” which involves doing nothing until the garden is almost lost to the weeds.

However, Carol made amends these past few days by coming out to the garden, finally, and weeding. And weeding. And weeding. And weeding.

The gardens look a lot better now.  We are grateful.  We just hope she doesn’t tend this garden like that ever again.  We are garden fairies.  We can’t abide by such a thing.  We will not allow it.

Oh, and as garden fairies, we are taking complete responsibility for the new growth and new bloom of that bleeding heart pictured above. Isn’t it pretty? We are so very proud of it. We grew that ourselves.  It is near where the redbud tree fell over earlier this summer.  Whew. That was quite a day. Kaboom.  That tree just feel down and Carol wasn’t here when it happened.  We would like to repeat, again, that we garden fairies were in no way responsible for that tree falling over.

We garden fairies were pleased though, that even though she was gone, visiting Elizabeth Lawrence’s garden without us, harumph, Carol arranged for people to come and take out the fallen tree in a most expeditious manner.

Apparently, whether the garden is “lightly tended” or “completely neglected”, Carol is going to make sure that fallen trees are removed quickly. We are garden fairies. We do appreciate this.  Now, we just need her to plant a new tree, or two, where that redbud was.  We think two trees this time.  Maybe three?

We are garden fairies.We need more trees.

Submitted by:
Thorn Goblinfly, Chief Scribe and Keep of the Truth at May Dreams Gardens

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: fairies, humor

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  1. Fairegarden says

    September 12, 2012 at 11:34 am

    Dear Thorn, I do hope Carol plants at least one new tree to replace the fallen redbud. You all do need trees! Lightly tended, lovingly neglected, it sure is better to pull weeds when they are small, but Carol had her reasons, I am sure. Our experience has been that total neglect simply makes the garden look unattractive. The tough plants are still in there, growing, surprising the gardener when the weeds are at last pulled.

    Fernleaf Gravelgardener

    ps, I hope you get a dogwood, that is our favorite tree!

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  2. Heidi/ IN Woodland Gardener says

    September 12, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    These posts from the garden fairies always bring a smile to my day. 🙂

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  3. growingagardenindavis says

    September 12, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    I'm glad you fairies are happy that the garden is back to meeting with your approval. Unhappy garden fairies are not a good thing.

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  4. Melissa Evenson says

    September 12, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    Garden fairies are so particular. 😉

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  5. Rose says

    September 12, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    May I just say, Thorin, that I like Carol's expression of "lightly tended" because I, too, have a garden that has been lightly tended this summer. I hope you'll humor us so we don't feel quite so guilty.

    I do hope you get your new trees!

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  6. commonweeder says

    September 13, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    I have always wondered whether adding a weeping cherry to my Lawn Bed might attract a few garden fairies. I am encouraged. There are already four gingkos, a weeping birch, and a hydrangea that is almost as big as the birch in the Lawn Beds.

    Reply

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