First things first, starting small and slowly
building the garden to reflect the gardeners'
idea of balanced perfection in structure
texture, fragrance and colour - the initial result
modest in keeping with the gardeners' inexperience
until year after year trees in abundant variety
and shrubs arrived to provide theatrical drama
in seasonal display interspersed with perennials
reliantly hardy, expectantly productive
as the beds and borders grew and expanded
to accommodate new species while year after
year annuals joined the panoply of leafy
blossoming residents, the whole proclaiming
itself a regal assemblage of nature's wonders.
The garden has taken on a life of its own
parading itself, primping, a conceited and
entitled showpiece that has taken us hostage
to its whims and demands and we obey
loathe to risk losing the splendour of a perfect
garden landscape flooding our senses.
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