What flower beds tell us　花壇が告げてくれること

Flower beds on the streets in Vienna are so pretty. Those types are quite new and perhaps last year they had their debut. Many different types of plants were planted and each season their growth shows are the passing of seasons. I think the choice of plants is quite clever and well thought out. In Spring the first types emerge from the soil, grow and then blossoms come out, other plants emerge… Passing by, one can make new discoveries and this brings joy to our eyes. Plants grow and slowly we transition to barren Winter. Even though it is in the city, the cycles of nature become visible and can be felt. Plants are integrated naturally into the city which calms our senses. And right now flower beds are already beginning to show the face of Fall…

　ウイーンの道端の花壇はとても素敵です。新しいスタイルの花壇で、昨年ぐらいからのお目見えです。いろんな種類の植物が、その成長で、私たちに移りゆく季節を教えてくれます。植物の種類がとても素敵で、よく考えて選ばれていると思います。春に一番のりで芽を出した植物が育っていき、やがて花を咲かせる頃、次の種類が伸び上がってくる… 通りかかる度に新しい発見が私たちの目を楽しませてくれます。植物は成長し、盛え、そして枯れて冬に戻る。街の中であっても、自然の循環を目の当たりし、感じることができるのです。植物が私たちの生活に溶け込み、心を慰めてくれます。そして今、花壇は秋を垣間見せているようです。

Pictures by Yuka Simeno (except the last one), September 2021 in Vienna