Are You Stuck in the Weeds of Life?

What is this?

I think this is such a pretty plant that spontaneously grew up in our front flower garden, but I have no idea what it is.

We are thinking it is a weed, but aren’t weeds ugly plants that are unwanted?

No, of course not.

There are plenty of weeds, especially those that grow alongside the road and in ditches that have pretty flowers and would make a nice addition to any landscape.

This one in our front garden looks like a mini tree; it doesn’t have any flowers so far.  Its light and airy branches, not to mention the shape of it, are a wonderful addition to our garden, even if we didn’t plant it!

Admittedly, it is beginning to cover up some of our planted flowers, as it has become much bigger than we anticipated when we decided to let it grow, just to see what would happen.

Like an exclamation point to our garden, this plant punctuates the landscape where it is situated.  It adds character and interest, even without flowers.

If you have weeds in your life, I hope that they, too, will surprise you and eventually become a thing of beauty, something to be appreciated for what they can bring to the bigger picture.

Whatever you want to call it, our weed came uninvited (as they so often do in life) but it added texture to an ordinary garden, filling a spot with beauty where it was totally unexpected.

Janet Cassidy
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