Uninvited Guests

Weeds are uninvited guests. They arrive unannounced, take up space, consume valuable assets (like water and soil nutrients) and just won’t leave, despite our best efforts. A colleague of mine thinks they could be beneficial plants, but we haven’t figured out what that benefit could be. I used to feel that way until I began spending hours pulling out these unwelcome plants. I know they’re plants out of place, but the place they should be is anywhere but my garden.