Enlarged Bonzai

When i was a little kid, I remember listening to this tape of inspirational songs while we drove in the car. Since we drove in the car frequently, we heard this tape a lot. One song made the profound point "Don't let the magic pass you by". Unfortunately, I do that way too often. The magic I regret today is not taking more opportunity to learn at college. I had so many venues to explore and I didn't. I should have taken some botany classes so I wouldn't be at such a loss with my yard.

Well, better late then never and although I have to start from ground zero, I am not afraid to try. Annoyed by the clump of plants smothering each other in a back corner of my yard, I decided to take action, pruning action. I first practiced with shapes and angles of cutting. Then I got to the heart of the matter and unveiled a potentially lovely honeysuckle tree.

I felt slightly bad for killing a living plant that actually also had its beautiful points. For example, it frequently bloomed these delicate purple flowers and stayed the same light shade of green all year round. It also doubled as cover up of those unsightly cable boxes. It had grown too wild and it was either the Texas Sage or the Honeysuckle. I chose the latter because of the cute little humming birds that seem to adore the yellow flowers. With a little grooming and proper neighboring plants, I hope to have that area be a restful oasis in the back. We'll see. I'll have to banish the fire ants first.