For Those of You Waiting for Spring
cercis47
4 years ago
A walk around my. garden lifts my spirits. Hope it does the same for you. Share yours please....
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deanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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Waiting for spring
Comments (8)Since the big project last year was to clean out and re-organize the main section of my inherited pond, this next spring will concentrate on re-building the stream section. The area where the liner attaches to the biofalls box needs to be repaired, so I'm going to rip out the stream and see if I can fit a smaller pool in its place using the existing liner, with a smaller stream or waterfall into the main pond. If that won't work then I have some left-over liner I can make work until I get an idea of how I want to really re-do the whole thing (and have the extra funds to do so). I'm also going to re-do some of the plantings - get rid of the current Arrowhead species for a different one, add some more Japanese Sweet Flag (the one clump I have was still nice and green until the snow covered it instead of being cut-back or dead-looking like everything else), and maybe try my hand at a tropical lily. I'll let the lotus alone this year to see if it does any better than last year, if not I'll replace it with a different one next year (it performed extremely well last year, but didn't get nearly as tall as I thought it would). The Colocasias are overwintering adequately so I'll need to re-pot them come springtime, but the Crinum Americanum is looking a little worse for wear and I don't know if it'll make it....See MoreFor those of you hungry for a little Spring.....
Comments (9)Jeri-- You have the Western Blue bird dont you?? I must admit that I so love the color of this bird; I actually began creating a habitat that was favorable to them. I also love the coloring on these sparrows. It appears he has found his partner too. He gave her a choice this morning and she picked out the ever popular East facing cubby. He is on top of the house, female peeking out. For those of you placing bird houses in the South: I have found that the birds tend to select houses that face morning sun. The sun is perfect for warming the nest in morning while mom and dad search for breakfast. The Western sun is much too hot and would over heat the enclosed nest if the box is facing to the West....See MoreWould you do a fall order or wait till spring?
Comments (7)My favorite thing about fall planting is that the plant emerges even bigger in the spring. Not only have they established themselves, but it often seems as if they're already maturing. The plants I get at our fall swap always look great in the spring. I suppose I wouldn't fall plant something that is a tender perennial in my zone. Even flowers that bloom in the fall and are transplanted during bloom fare well. I was told up here that the biggest downfall people have in fall planting is forgetting to water because fall can sometimes be a drier season, and the coolness of fall doesn't mentally remind us to water like the heat of summer does....See MoreOrdering--fall, or wait for spring?
Comments (21)I totally agree with you Ci lantro. It was June before I received my northern grown hosta this year. This year was worse than usual, but by June, we were at 100 degrees. I decided this year not to order much from the frozen north in the spring again. We've always planted in the fall, here. It's the best time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials. It gives them time to establish their root sytems before the first freeze. Generally, we get a lot of rain in the fall, too. If you're looking at older varieties, look at Gilbert Wild and sons. I was pleased with the less expensive hosta I bought from them. They were field grown and nice sized plants. Most were at least 3 eyes. I was not happy with the more expensive plants I bought from them. They were greenhouse grown and, in most cases, single eyed plants. Non survived the winter, although I can't blame them totally. I made lots of gardening mistakes. Be aware also, that you may get mislabeled plants. I ordered 5 Wide Brim and received 4 Wide Brim and 1 Francee. They replaced the mislabeled plant immediately, with no questions asked. That Francee has become one of my favorites. I would buy from them again, just not anything over $6.00 or $7.00. bkay...See More
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