Out with the old,on with the new

Gardener Bill here this morning ,leaving a Corbett size hill of old Campanella ,crocosmia and lupine foliage from last year which does not compost well,so as soon as Bill was away,out with the matches.As it was burning, I glimpsed across the main path and noticed one of my early rhododendrons , (I have planted over the years several for each month Feb to Nov), and the purple of Praecox dwarf looked so attractive against the evergreen foliage.