It’s happened again.
A bumper crop of Cockscomb.
If I looked back
I imagine I have written
A similar blog
Most every year
About this time.
But this year
Cockscomb is crazier
Than most.
Perhaps it is the cumulative effect
Of years of Cockscomb
In my garden.
Whatever the cause
It’s carpeting the front of my garden.
Which means I have to pick
Lots of it
To prevent it from going to seed.
I can’t compost the blooms
That would only mean more
Next year.
I can’t bring myself
To put it in the trash.
That goes against the composting code.
So…the last few weeks
I’ve taken to cutting big bunches
And just dropping them by
Local florists shops.
It’s kind of a reverse thing
Flowers going in
Rather than flowers going out.
Luckily I live in a small town
And know these florists well.
Sometimes the answer to the problem
Is counter intuitive
Reverse logic
Or just plain simple.
Share what you are given.
Gail
In My Garden 