Country folk grow flowers close to the earth, and living off the sky is what makes them grow wild
In cities of steel and concrete, though there is no shortage of pretty flowers and plants, they always feel too pruned and 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, nobody tends them, they grow wild and wilful, and the moment you walk in, what hits you is a surge of vibrant life!
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The garden balsam of Mid-Autumn, loved by girls everywhere
Garden balsam, also known as henna, grows everywhere in the countryside - along wall bases, in the grass, by the riverbanks - and even with no care at all it runs wild in a whole patch. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, girls use it to dye their nails.
Four o'clocks, the most beautiful sight of the evening
Four o'clocks are very common too, blooming every evening in many colors. Country folk basically never buy them; whoever has one in their yard, you just go and transplant a seedling.
The mallows Mom grows, very rustic 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 "gentle flower," with the botanical name mallow (Malva), probably a very ladylike flower - and very beautiful.
A 2-meter-tall cockscomb - have you ever seen one?
Cockscomb is especially festive; every autumn it blooms in dense clusters, breathtakingly beautiful. Country folk can grow it to 2 meters tall - quite striking.
Morning glory
In my old home, morning glories always cover the front and back of the house; after the rain, one glance at them is soul-stirringly beautiful.
The most ordinary of all - the Chinese rose
Chinese roses are utterly ordinary in the countryside; nobody makes a fuss over them, and there is no need for careful tending - living off the sky alone they grow especially well. Why? Because they are close to the earth~
Vibrant herbaceous flowers
In autumn all kinds of small chrysanthemums and little herbaceous flowers vie to bloom, bright red and gorgeous, with not a hint of bleakness - on the contrary, it is quite lively. The autumn colors of the whole garden intoxicate, the flowers fragrance the air, and butterflies come of their own accord~
Persimmons, 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.
Well, that's all the flowers I have to share with you
Do any of these flowers make you feel a warm familiarity?
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