roots redefined

10 years ago I would kill every bug I saw.

5 years ago I would only kill the “bad” bugs.

Today, I rarely kill any.

Of course we don’t want termites in the home or roaches in the kitchen. Chemicals serve a purpose. 🙂

But when it comes to outdoor spaces, in my opinion, we have taken it too far.

It’s all connected. When we poison mole crickets in turf we are poisoning everything. Birds, worms, and our waterways.

Gardening has taught me patience with the natural world.

I have a deeper understanding of what it means to take a holistic approach to many of the issues they want us to believe our yards are suffering from.

In summary, live plants were meant to have holes. This is healthy! Only artificial plants are without imperfections. 😆