too big for my britches

It started with a sad clematis.

Then I noticed a lilac had taken over the party garden.

The lilac in happier times.

I decided to dig up the lilac and put the clematis in its spot, where it will get the sun it so desperately needs.

So I dug. And I pulled. And I snipped and clipped. And I dug.

This is after day 4. Party garden disrupted. Wall collapsed. Tools strewn about. Lilac stump not even budging.

This is after day 9. Looks like you could just pluck it right out of there, doesn’t it? . . . Nope

Finally, two weeks later, things are looking up. The clematis is still just a bitty thing on the trellis (right in front of the blue jungle gym). But we all have hopes for a better future.