Saturday, May 23, 2009

Saturday, May 23rd

Planted red plumbago on south fence behind Calliandra
Potted Brouhaha coleus into green tub
Passion vines blooming
Column set up on garage wall
Watered pots
Salvia planted to right of buckeye on south fence (moved one of 3 from other day)
Snakeherb planted in FP wall bed by path near south fence
Coral vine planted on south fence by Alternanthera/cut out bottom of 1 gal pot & planted
Cut back GCMuhly in willow oak bed (roots need aerating)
Planted white winecups in south fence bed near Clerodendron
Crocosmia blooming out front
Moved columbine seedlings from courtyard bed to front by sidewalk
Planted 5 variegated pentas in front of S. miniata hedge
Planted 3 DuckFoot coleus in sidewalk bed
Potted up Crocosmias from courtyard
Meadown rue from courtyard planted along front wall (3 clumps)
Cleaned out courtyard bed/want 12 inch retaining wall
Japanese painted fern to Black Mondo pot/clump of roots in separate pot
Moved 1 Dicliptera so there are 3 in S. miniata bed
Moved some copper iris around in sidewalk bed
Planted chartreuse Alternanthera in sidewalk bed at end

Want to paint garden bell green
Think I should dig up Rangoon Creeper on fence & give to Mom. Plant Cl. Pinkie!
Red Adirondack chairs from World Market for courtyard? Use iron table?

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Mercy, I'm Behind! May Got Away From Me!


Monday, May 11:
Texas Native Red Shredded Cedar Mulch from Lowe's

Thursday, May 14:
Triumphator Lily is blooming. Lovely! Planted it near Old Blush.
Baby sparrow I photographed on Wed must have fallen out. RIP.
Seeded Henry Duelberg, Profusion Apricot, Goldsturm Rudbeckia out front

Friday, May 15:
Spread 20 bags of Organic Compost from Lowe's in north beds


Monday, May 18:

  • Pulled Aloha rose from rose fence, moved to south fence.
  • Aztec red verbena to corner bed at east end near batface
  • Dug small purple daylily from DL bed. Planted it in several spots in back.
  • 3 bulbine to corner bed
  • Planted Verbena Rapunzel Violet in rose bed, near Dudley Cross & Mutabilis
  • Planted small skullcap in rose bed
  • Planted blue emu bush near trellis
  • Hwy 290 Pink Buttons & PPPP by Lafter (one Hwy 290 didn't make it)
  • Salvia greggi/macrophylla in rose bed
  • Snakeherb planted in trellis bed, under LR window by Zephirine D.
  • Put a clump of Muhly Grass by Rangoon Creeper on fence
  • Pruned north Texas Persimmon
Tuesday, May 19th:
Visited Texas Eden! Bought 3 New Look Violet Pentas, 1 Butterfly White Penta, 1 Big Sky Sunrise pale yellow Echinacea

Wednesday, May 20:
Worked


Thursday, May 21:
Dug oxalis in iris area in back & cleaned up along fence to left of that
Spread mulch behind Indigo Spires & around that area
Cleaned out CB roses bed & mulched
Cleaned out verbena at end of fireplace wall bed
Still digging spiderwort

Friday, May 22:
Warm with low humidity and a light breeze. Nice day!
Worked on deadheading/collecting Engelmann's seeds out front
Pruned Fireman's cap & spirea out front
Planted Louisiana Iris in trellis bed (can hear Amy laughing)
Pruned Texas Persimmon on south side (Robert E. Lee/other is Ulysses S. Grant)
Pulled one big Stipa from JS rock bed, not sure how to handle them when they're this big
Put Stipa in pot out front
I know I did a lot more than this but what?