Flower emerges in East Plano yard otherwise overrun by neglect

by Teresa Gubbins

Flower stands in contrast to desolate surroundings.

PLANO — Despite two years' worth of neglect, my East Plano yard has eked out one spectacular purple flower.

The flower, a purple iris, emerged virtually overnight, presenting the possibility that it's an April Fools' joke by a Mother Nature who's disenchanted with the weed-choked condition of the entire front yard.

"It's probably that a previous owner had planted it," said an employee at Covington's, a landscape company in Rowlett.

Last year's drought pretty much killed off the Chinese holly bushes that run along the front of the house. A refusal to water at all during the summer of 2006 -- even during the 7 p.m.-7 a.m. Sunday night/Monday morning time slot allotted to the neighborhood -- destroyed whatever St. Augustine grass that hadn't already been decimated by thatch. Most of the yard has returned to native weeds.

But according to the Covington's employee, irises are hardy, will grow almost anywhere, and have very few diseases.

"You don't need to do anything to them -- just don't mow it," she said.

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twisteddog, says:

lost, lost in thought

I weep at the beauty of nature.

my iris, my soul

I, too, awoke, yawned, licked the sleep out of my eyes and pondered nature's perversity. Above is my own special iris - my inspiration and the key to my soul - which popped up overnight!

Inspired by Pegasus News' inspirational presentation of fauna, I decided to take my own pix and share with the world my own feelings of awe when confronted with the earth's multicolored canvas.

a sprout

Here, a sprout in the special place where I s(h)it and think!

tall grass

Here in the tall grass and flowers, I'm inspired by the humming of bees, the buzz of mosquitoes and the gentle gnaw-gnaw of rodents.

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kirk, says:

Twisted Dog, you are a worthy successor to Walt Whitman. In fact, you look quite a bit like him, too.

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sisterhazel, says:

Reminds me of my childhood, when my mother, after years of mowing bought a house and planted as little grass as allowed, preferring (if I remember) a combination of shells picked up at the beach, pine needles, mulch and white stones. A pioneer in xeriscaping!