The Wildling

It is difficult to capture the essence of this borrowed garden where I am learning so much. The space is too big. The land undulates preventing a long view that encompasses the whole thing. The forest still lives here with many of its original smaller inhabitants now sharing the space beneath the trees.













A garden was planted in the wild. It was the plants that mattered more than the idea of "garden" and a wildling was born. It's not quite civilized, but you can see that it has the same form in many respects as a garden.













Every so often the wildling can use a good scrubbing and a comb run through its hair. You want to try and teach it some manners, to see if it can become a full member of its tribe.













Temporarily it may be possible. For less time than a civilized garden perhaps, but they too have the wildling in their genes.













The Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis tries to get more garden worthy in the wildling, massing itself for maximum effect. In the wild forest they are more often solitary.













Dicentra canadensis, Squirrel Corn is a relative of the common garden variety Bleeding Heart, Dicentra spectabilis.






























Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman's Breeches is subtly different. A third native, Dicentra eximia might be found here yet.
















A Tulip opened today.


















It appears quite comfortable in this setting, like how it used to be for Tulips.