Lingering Vectors
A focused pruning doesn’t simplify the garden so much as highlight existing strengths in what flourishes afterward; lessened competition allows subtle differences to emerge—a lean towards light, variations in leaf shape—previously obscured by overall abundance. Such selective removal demonstrates how even intentional choices aren't isolated acts but create interwoven networks of influence where individual trajectories refract across time. Accepting this dynamic density reveals that cause and effect operate reciprocally, shaping both what is present *and* absent within the garden’s uneven bounty.