I’m a squeamish gardener. I love plants and planting, can tolerate getting my hands dirty, and can deadhead with the best. BUT I do not like the creatures who live in and around my gardens. The worms, the bugs, the baby frogs, the chipmunks . . . even the endangered bees.
I tolerate them telling myself I am bigger than they are and that they’re most likely squeamish about me too. I understand worms are good for the soil and bugs are good for something and frogs probably are too. I’m not too sure about the chipmunks.
However, the bees and I have made peace. I have some coneflower plants that attract them, and I can deadhead them while the bees are doing their thing. We can be within a foot of one another and never feel threatened. It’s nice.
Maybe there’s hope for the other earthy things and me.
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