Busy as a Bee: Sharing Space, With Caution
(Via washingtonpost.com - A Cook's Garden by Barbara Damrosch)
Gardening can be a solitary activity, and pleasantly so. But on a recent sunny day, harvesting lavender, I found myself in the middle of a bustling marketplace. The blossoms were surrounded by butterflies, especially painted ladies with gaudy, multicolored spots under their wings. Small grasshoppers perched here and there, as did tiny green inchworms. A ladybug or two came by, foraging for aphids.
Gardening can be a solitary activity, and pleasantly so. But on a recent sunny day, harvesting lavender, I found myself in the middle of a bustling marketplace. The blossoms were surrounded by butterflies, especially painted ladies with gaudy, multicolored spots under their wings. Small grasshoppers perched here and there, as did tiny green inchworms. A ladybug or two came by, foraging for aphids.
