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April 14
Apr 14, 2008 | 3:12 AM PST
I didn't intend to do any work yesterday, but I started pulling weeds in the natural area of the lorapetalum that looked so pitiful. The next thing I know, I've cleaned them both and got them re-strawed. I had to wear my ear muffins, but other than that the weather was ok. I took a few whacks at the rosemary on the corner of the back flower bed. It certainly is an overgrown monstrosity. The one that I had been working on by the Back Forty is gone. I had mentioned to my hubby that I might just do away with it and without my knowledge he did away with it. It is gone. I guess he really was tired of mowing around it. Oh, well. I now have a clear view of the Back Forty. My zoysia is greening up nicely. I think that I'll grab some sprigs and plant them where the rosemary used to be and see if I can get a patch started back there. That would be lover-ly. I have loads of iris almost ready to bloom, buds all over the place. I can't believe that the de-leafing of the beds had that much influence on them. I guess a little sunshine, rain, and bulb booster did the trick, but wouldn't you know it, we're going to get a frost. I hope that either they bloom now or the frost won't be heavy enough to hurt them. I sure hate to lose the flowers after all that work. I mentioned that I had gotten three lantanas call "Radiation." I just happened to notice one of the tags and one of them was the variety "Pink Caprice." I think they'll all blend together well, though. No sign of life from my old one in the ground yet. I'll do my planting after this cold weather passes. The weather today doesn't sound like it will be calling me outdoors. I must be solar-powered because I don't have the energy to work when it's cool and cloudy.
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Apr 14, 2008 | 3:12 AM PST
I didn't intend to do any work yesterday, but I started pulling weeds in the natural area of the lorapetalum that looked so pitiful. The next thing I know, I've cleaned them both and got them re-strawed. I had to wear my ear muffins, but other than that the weather was ok. I took a few whacks at the rosemary on the corner of the back flower bed. It certainly is an overgrown monstrosity. The one that I had been working on by the Back Forty is gone. I had mentioned to my hubby that I might just do away with it and without my knowledge he did away with it. It is gone. I guess he really was tired of mowing around it. Oh, well. I now have a clear view of the Back Forty. My zoysia is greening up nicely. I think that I'll grab some sprigs and plant them where the rosemary used to be and see if I can get a patch started back there. That would be lover-ly. I have loads of iris almost ready to bloom, buds all over the place. I can't believe that the de-leafing of the beds had that much influence on them. I guess a little sunshine, rain, and bulb booster did the trick, but wouldn't you know it, we're going to get a frost. I hope that either they bloom now or the frost won't be heavy enough to hurt them. I sure hate to lose the flowers after all that work. I mentioned that I had gotten three lantanas call "Radiation." I just happened to notice one of the tags and one of them was the variety "Pink Caprice." I think they'll all blend together well, though. No sign of life from my old one in the ground yet. I'll do my planting after this cold weather passes. The weather today doesn't sound like it will be calling me outdoors. I must be solar-powered because I don't have the energy to work when it's cool and cloudy.
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Apr 14, 2008 | 7:03 AM PST
Good Morning, Witt! I have several lantanas and love them all. My least favorite is the lavender....it is kinda leggy and weedy looking. I use to have one that was the size of a small shrub. I think it was a pastel pink and yellow. Anyhow, I am hoping the frost will pass you by. Do take some pix of your irises when they bloom. Have a good one. |
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Apr 14, 2008 | 7:51 AM PST
Solar-powered...very good, right there with you!! Looking forward to the photos~Andrea |
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Apr 14, 2008 | 5:02 PM PST
I wonder if all gardeners are a bit 'solar powered'? What a good phrase. Linda B |
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