So sorry to read about the weeds, but glad to hear you had a chance for some R&R.
The weeds are growing overnight around here because we’ve had so much rain. While it’s a pain in the gardens, if it weren’t for the weeds I wouldn’t have any “lawn.” LOL!
It is amazing at the skill level of ordinary people and what they can do. I found a small Lutheran church this week in an obscure MidWest town that established a memorial garden in the back of their sanctuary. Done in memory of past and long gone members ... it was done as well as any commercial/landscape architectural firm could produce.
Things like that excite me. That and the stories behind each plant, stone, whimsical device and the creation of beauty with simplicity.
I make 4 to five trips a year on my “scooter” seeking out the extraordinary created by the ordinary .... someday I will write a photo essay book. So many talented people amongst us. And .. the verbose one needs to shutup. Sorry, I get passionate about gardeners and what they can do. It gives my mind a reprieve from the rest of the junk it is bombarded with daily.
Funny.... weeds in the lawn. People work hard to get the clover out. In the late 60’s I managed a sod farm that purposely seeded 10% clover to aid in nitrogen enhancement. It was a good idea then, and is still a good idea now. I am not an organic freak, but we do spend too much money on chemicals/fertilizers making our lawns perfect and in reality are making them “weak” in the process. Life is a paradox .... another topic