Following Fergus Garrett's advice

When Fergus Garrett, the man in charge of the famed gardens at Great Dixter in the UK, was in town last week he talked about "the tactile experience of brushing through plants" as they escaped their borders into the adjacent paths. As I walked through my garden the day after his talk, I realized that my Sambucus 'Black Lace' on the right was not misbehaving; it was taking Garrett's directive to heart. 

Comments

[Kristin]

We've had so much rain this year, that I have plenty of plants doing this too. Unfortunately, the poison ivy was also doing it when we were hiking in the Black Hills!

[Linda Brazill]

Oh dear, hope that does not mean you got a dose of it. 

[danger garden]

This is a hotly contested subject in our household. I like plants to touch you, my husband does not.

[Lisa at Greenbow]

This happens in my garden too. I rather like it. My DB is very against it but he doesn't go around in the garden much so it isn't an issue.
I love to see plants creeping into the paths. I rarely have people walking around the garden so I don't have to worry about people tripping over anything. I sort of like a wild feeling in the garden, yet controlled. Nothing like wanting it all. :)