Taprooted

I am tap rooted to Clay and Limestone...

The dry creek in the Garden of Benign Neglect

I could no more try to make this garden
anything other than what it is.

The Susans, Coneflower, Red Cedar and Little Bluestem

A cedar glade plant haven,

a wilderness of wildflowers that feed

the butterflies,
bees,

and other creatures.

I am taprooted.

Rusty Blackhaw dressed for autumn

With lateral roots that reach out to embrace the special,

the different.

My roots grow deeply into this clay soil,
past the limestone bedrock

to find purchase.

I am taprooted.

Tennessee Coneflower's Sun Salutation

My head following the sun all day long.
My roots growing deeply into this clay soil,
past the limestone bedrock
to find purchase.

I am taprooted to Clay and Limestone.

Garden of Benign Neglect ~Phlox Pilosa before honeysuckle removal.

Spring 2008

Thank you for stopping by and visiting.  

Taprooted came to me while  I was wondering around the newly cleared Wayback and the Garden of Benign Neglect thinking of my earlier garden experiences. What a bumpy  journey it was, but we arrived at a garden that is deeply rooted with  native plants  that were already here and  thrive in clay and limestone.  

But now,  what I want to know is  ~~  What taproots you to your garden?

Gail