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Butterfly bush
Apr 28, 2008 | 4:56 PM PST
Tags: butterfly bush , elisabeth

I planted  buddleia davidii in the fall of 2005 very near the back fence but it got so bushy and ugly in that location so I transplanted it in the spring of 2007 to the south shady bed.  It only had a few blooms since then so it may not be getting enough sun so I transplanted it again in the north fence but this bed is only 3 ft. wide so I moved it again lately to another part of the north fence with more room to grow.   I water right after planting and pruning and add vitamin B1 to the water.  Today, it has grown a new stem with healthy leaves.  I think this will be its permanent location as I may not be so lucky next time.  My garden is not a landscaper's dream and it changes every year.  But depending on how the annuals and perennials look like after blooming in front of the in-ground clematis,  I may have to dig out some plants for a different one.  I am sure that next year, the tall bearded irises in the main bed will have to go as well as the overgrowing hellebores in front of a pink clematis.  I have pink, lilac, yellow, white and purple bearded irises but by golly, cleaning them out when the leaves turn brown is a big job and with my knees and back not cooperating anymore, they will definitely be dug out.  Only those in the south fence will stay. 

 

 

On another note, I beg pardon to those offended, but I cannot help myself to include this in this blog.  One of the main news on the internet is about a 42 year old woman who had been locked since she was 18 in a windowless cell in their building sealed by a key-less entry system for 24 years.   She had been molested by her own father since she was 11 and bore 7 children from him ages 5 to 19.  How sick can that be?  Only by accident that this was discovered by the police.  I would say it is not an accident but an act of the Almighty.  I was so sad that I cried for this woman and her children.  I prayed for them and promised to myself to pray for them for 9 days so that the Lord will bless them and keep them in the palm of His hands and for strength to go on with their lives.    You may wish to say a prayer or two for them.  The woman's name is Elisabeth.