Based on an essay, read here:
In this video, I am moving an ornamental oregano that had begun taking over our flower bed. It is beautiful, beloved by pollinators, and entirely innocent of malice. It simply needed a new home where it could spread without crowding out everything growing beside it.
The work of a garden, like the work of a republic, is not merely deciding what belongs. It is creating the conditions in which many different forms of life can flourish together. Sometimes that means recognizing when one resident has claimed too much ground, then carefully making room for the rest.
