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The
Garden Report Spring '03
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Hot dry spring with high temperature in garden soaring to
high 80s by early June.. Moved lots of plants around in early spring,
planted a few new ones even though there really isn't any more room. Dug
out an old forsythia to gain a little more space. Finally bit the bullet
and dug out the rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk,' leaving a gaping hole in the
garden which I hope will be filled by its replacement, rosa 'Joseph's Coat' in
coming years. The musk was beautiful but just too big and hard to control.
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Here's the urn bed in
June. I've been mostly satisfied with this bed in recent years, just
moving plants a foot or two here and there for better spacing, but not
changing them. |
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Here's the column bed
directly across from the urn, bordered by that section of fence that seems
impervious to whatever vines I plant intending to consume it. This
year, I'm planning to water this area better. It is encroached upon
by coniferous tree roots and gets very dry by mid season. Perhaps a
year of good water will get the vines established enough to hold their own
in coming seasons. |
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Not the greatest photo
subject, but I couldn't resist celebrating the first bloom on the stipa
gigantica in the zeriscaped garden. |
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Rhododendrons mixing with
white flowers and a wispy clematis intruding. Now, those white
flower stalks arise in May from an evergreen clump with iris-like foliage.
I forgot the name of this plant. Can you remind me? Anyway,
the clematis is 'Huldine;' beautiful white flowers with lavender backs for
two months in summer. Quite vigorous, too. Planning to grow it
through the rosa 'Joseph's Coat' when it gets big enough. |
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Seasonal shot from the
back deck in May |
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Here's a very early season
shot taken in April. Lots of foliage coming along after the mild
winter. Still putting down spring compost at this point (wheel
barrow in the background) but I stopped to take some photos. |
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