Country folk grow flowers close to the earth, and the whole yard blooms without any tending

In the city of steel and concrete, there is no shortage of pretty flowers and plants, but they always feel too polished, too full of artifice, and have lost their spirit instead. In the old country home, the whole yard is full of flowers and plants, no one tends them, they grow wild and unchecked, and the moment you walk in, what hits you is a surge of vibrant life!

Image author: I Want to Snatch a Bonus

Garden balsam at Mid-Autumn, loved by all the girls

Garden balsam, also known as henna, grows everywhere in the countryside - at the foot of walls, in the grass, along the riverbanks - and even with no one looking after it, it can run wild in a whole patch. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the girls use it to dye their nails.

Four o'clocks, the most beautiful sight in the evening

Four o'clocks are also very common; they bloom as soon as evening comes, in many colors. Country folk basically never buy them - if someone's yard has one, they just go dig up a seedling to transplant.

The mallows Mom grows, very plain but very beautiful

Mom loves growing a flower called "sulky flower." As a child I didn't understand why it had that name; only when I grew up did I learn it is called "shuqi flower," with the botanical name mallow (Malva), probably a very ladylike flower, and very beautiful.

A 2 m tall cockscomb - have you ever seen one?

Cockscomb is especially festive; every autumn it blooms in dense clusters, extremely beautiful. Country folk can grow it to 2 m tall, which is quite striking.

Morning glory

Around the front and back of the old home, morning glories always cover everything; after the rain, one glance at them is breathtakingly beautiful.

The most ordinary Chinese rose

Chinese roses are extremely ordinary in the countryside; no one takes them seriously, and there is no need for careful tending - relying on heaven alone, they still grow especially well. Why? Because they are close to the earth~

Vibrant herbaceous flowers

In autumn, all kinds of small chrysanthemums and small herbaceous flowers vie to bloom, bright red and gorgeous, with not a trace of bleakness; instead it is quite lively. The autumn colors fill the garden and intoxicate people, the flowers give off fragrance and butterflies come of their own accord~

Persimmons and pomegranates - the fruit trees country folk love to plant

Persimmons and pomegranates are the fruit trees country folk love to plant most: heavy and golden, just looking at them fills your heart with joy.

Alright, that is all the flowers I will introduce to everyone

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which flowers from your old home left the deepest impression on you!

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