Seasons - Five

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Why “Five Seasons” Changed the Way I Look at Weeds (and Winter) five seasons

In the film, there is a shot of a frost-covered coneflower. Its seed head is black, brittle, and bent under the weight of ice. A traditional gardener would have cut this down in September. Oudolf leaves it standing. He calls these skeletons "the architecture of memory." Against the low winter sun, those dried stalks aren't trash; they are stained glass. They catch the snow. They hold the cobwebs like jewelry. You are looking at Season Four

Piet Oudolf is in his 70s in the film. He talks about building gardens he will never see mature. There is a profound sadness and joy in that. He has made peace with the fact that beauty is fleeting, but that the skeleton—the structure of a life well-lived—remains beautiful even after the color fades. A traditional gardener would have cut this down in September