beating back the jungle....

ok, so i have nspent the past few hours with works gloves and heavy duty cutting devices.....trimming back the tall stalks from last seasons perennials....and whacking up the upshoots of honeysuckle, hackberry, privet and other assorted bushes,trees and the like that threaten to take back their rightful territory.....these were the plants that thrived here when we first embarked on this gardening adventure.....and between the fall and the spring of any given year they make fantastic strides on reclaiming what was theirs.....mostly i made progress.....but in my quest to clear out the ledge behind the deck....i trampled the one rose bush i sought to preserve....hopefully the bloody thing will spring forth with even more new shoots to replace the ones i destroyed in my rush.........rats.......i also fed the roses, the perennials, and the grass...such as it is.....and put down grass-seed......in the hopes that 1 out of 100 seeds will take root......such it is with our yard......and our garden......where hope springs eternal......