In its shaded and often-forgotten corner of our yard, this Weigela always manages a few blooms every year, to remind me that it’s there, and that I should take better care of it. I’ll pick up some extra manure and give it some love, as this year’s crop of blooms is a lovely addition to the explosion of florals happening for this moment in spring.
This particular bush was here when we moved in, way back in 2002, so it’s at least half my current age, and still coming back for more. I admire such tenacity and strength in a neglected spot, where we’ve largely left it to fend for itself, and it has consistently performed.
A couple of years ago I saw a fiery variegated variety with vivid hot pink blooms that was absolutely incendiary. If I see it again I’ll pick it up – we need more tenacity in the garden, especially when it’s this pretty.
