Thinning out the mugwort surrounding a small apple tree, I noticed that the tall fans of tiny flower buds smelled a little like raw latex. Typically, the mugwort has a sweet, slightly woody scent that I am very fond of. It usually doesn’t flower here, so this strange smell seems to be the result of the plants getting ready to bloom. For some reason, the freeze last winter caused them to come back with a vengeance in the spring. From being small perennials that would come up through the rocks surrounding the sturdy dwarf apple, they have become a hedge. I think I could thatch a roof with them (which would actually be kind of cool). The continuing hot weather has certainly not discouraged them!
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