So, what do you think is slower than watching grass grow? Here's something much slower -- moss. We can get a good idea of the slow pace by comparing the photos below. The photo on the left was taken one year ago; the photo on the right is from today. With a little encouragement, moss is slowly taking over the rose bed, turning the back yard into a veritable Japanese garden (but with roses!). Notice that the chicken has wandered off to a new location, very close to the garden shed.
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| December 2, 2011 |
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| December 1, 2012 |
But wait a minute ! You say that you see a couple of rose bushes with blooms and denser foliage toward the rear of the rose bed? That would warrant a closer inspection, so let's walk back there and take a couple of photos of two of my 'Voodoo' seedlings, which are living up to their name because it would take some kind of voodoo to be looking good this time of the year --
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'Voodoo' seedling born: June 12, 2008
Photo taken: December 1, 2012 |
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'Voodoo' seedling born: June 20, 2008
Photo taken: December 1, 2012
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Note: the rose bush on the left was featured in its very own post of May 20, 2012. The title of the post was "First 'Voodoo' (seedling) bloom of the year".
