We were walking near the sea wall in Yaletown last week. This beautiful shrub caught our attention. After some research online I found more information on Viburnum plicatum Watanabe. It is native to China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Because it is quite resistant to disease and pests, it looks perfect. The flowers are pure white, untouched by hungry pests. The leaves are full—like a painting.
My garden has pests. There are slugs, aphids, and this year so many caterpillars. Some of the potted plants that I have been growing for several years did not survive the heat dome of last summer followed by unusual cold this past winter.
Maybe that’s a reflection of my life. Things die, things change, and a renewal has to begin. Someday I might be like the Japanese Snow Bush, but for now I am going through that renewal. One potted plant at a time.
Reflections 
“Things die, things change, and a renewal has to begin.” I like this.
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