While clearing and establishing raised beds on my plot this weekend, I came across some plants that I decided NOT to remove.
First, a Magnolia grandiflora sapling, spared during last year's tree removal. In a few years, we expect huge white, deeply fragrant flowers!
Second, leatherleaf Mahonia. These kind of come up like weeds in places, but I like the toothy, shiny leaves.
Third, a tall, leggy sapling that I think may be a wild elderberry. I don't use elderberries, but the birds do, and the garden is not just for the humans in our yard.