Wednesday, March 18, 2009

March 13-18, 2009

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, March 13-15, RAIN! Blessed beautiful rain! Posted re GBBD on Sunday. Break in rain allowed for pictures.

Monday, March 16: Posted Through the Garden Gate, want to do this weekly. Planted 3 fennel in back. Planted small milkweeds in corner bed. Planted 3 Berlandiera in corner bed (one droopy but had recovered by Wednesday). Planted rainlilies in rose bed and in back. Planted Furman's Red Salvia and 2 Penstemon (Red Rocks/Pike's Peak Purple) in corner bed. Planted 9 Columbine (canadensis) in Erythrina bed (added soil). Planted Oregano under Carefree Beauty (south) and in river birch bed. Moved crinum in trellis bed near other crinums. Dug some Hamelias & other stuff from trellis bed. Dug walking iris clumps on west side of pine and potted.

Tuesday, March 17: Don't think I did anything outside. Got sidetracked by need to clean up & organize upstairs!

Wednesday, March 18: Making one last stab at getting daffodils/hyacinths/ivory tulips to do something. Daffs on trellis. Dug up & separated tulips. They're probably toast. Hyacinths? Transplanted some larkspur seedlings on trellis to spots under vitex. Dug up and moved Sweet Almond Verbena back a couple of feet. Draped it w/frost cloth to help it adjust. Chinese Beautyberry dug up, washed off, replanted in pot. Planted 3 Penstemon in bed near DR patio. Clerodendron Musical Notes is muerte. Moved green onions to planter box. Moved some lettuce seedlings. Bloom on Purple Columbine and on one Louisiana Iris. What to do w/Marie Pavie? Moved Red Jatropha over. Put Marilyn's Choice in courtyard.

1 comment:

Susan Tomlinson said...

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