Nye havelejere - Newcomers

Nu var der kommet et par nye havelejere i haverne. Jeg ved ikke, om de gik og kiggede lidt til mig, men jeg gik og kiggede lidt til dem. Den éne havde en have langt større end min, og gik straks igang med at grave ukrudt op, og vi sendte hinanden forstående blikke. Jeg ved ikke helt, hvordan det kunne ske – men pludselig havde hun udover at få gravet jorden igennem også formået at plante. Der stod små, fine planter ovenikøbet omkranset af fine, nyplantede  lavendelhække.

Den anden havde - udover at grave og vende jorden - pludselig fået bygget et stort stenbed af store kampesten. Udover dette have han også formået at bygge en morsom skulptur. Da jeg sidst kiggede, havde han fået plantet en lille blåbærlund – og alt dette på trods af, at han var kørt galt på sin cykel og havde været på hospitalet med hjernerystelse.

Det var nok omkring på dette tidspunkt, at både min veninde og min søster fornemmede, at det var på tide at komme til haverne og hjælpe med at grave ukrudt op. Jeg lavede kaffe og sandwich i det hyggelige fælleshus, hvor vi holdt pauser på terrassen. Min veninde kom en dag og hjalp til sidst på eftermiddagen, og efter arbejdet kørte jeg i Netto og købte en porre-bacontærte, som vi lunede i ovnen og spiste om aftenen med en tomatsalat. Jeg passede nemlig Niels og Annas tomatplanter, mens de var på ferie – så vi plukkede friske tomater i drivhuset. Senere, da det var blevet mørkt, gik vi en tur rundt i haverne og lagde mærke til alle de vidunderlige dufte, som planterne kun udløser efter mørkets frembrud.

                           Mig/me

 Min søster/My sister

A couple of new gardenkeepers had arrived in the gardens. I don´t know if they were glancing towards me, but I was glancing a little towards them. One of them had a garden much larger than mine, and she immediately started to dig up the weeds, and we sent each other sympathetic looks. I do not know how it could happen - but apart from digging through her entire garden, she had also managed to plant a string of perennials. The last time I passed by her garden, she had planted rows of small lavender hedges.

The other newcomer had - besides digging and turning the soil - suddenly managed to build a Rockery Garden of large boulders. In addition to this, he had also managed to build an amusing garden sculpture. The last time I looked, he had established a small blueberry grove - and all of this despite the fact, that he had crashed on his bike and had been in hospital with a concussion.

It was probably around this time, that both my friend and my sister sensed that it was time to help me dig up weeds . I made coffee and sandwiches in the cozy communal house, where we had coffee and lunch breaks on the terrace. My friend came to help late one afternoon , and after working we heated a leek and bacon pie in the oven and tossed together a tomato salad. I was caring for Niels and Annas tomato plants while they were on vacation - so we picked fresh tomatoes in the greenhouse. Later, when it was dark, we went for a walk around the gardens and noticed all the wonderful scents that the plants only release after dark.