Category: 2nd bulb bed

  • Gardening Diary – August 22, 2022

    Gardening Diary – August 22, 2022

    Again, Sharon continued to prune the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’] and weeded the bed containing it. She cut down many Green-headed Coneflowers [Rudbeckia laciniata]. Also, Larry continued to weed part of the walkway between 2nd bulb bed and raised bed #8, part of the 2nd bulb bed and…

  • Gardening Diary – August 20, 2022

    Gardening Diary – August 20, 2022

    Sharon continued to prune the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea ‘Cardinal’] and weeded the bed containing it. Weeded part of the walkway between 2nd bulb bed and raised bed #8, part of the 2nd bulb bed and pruned some twigs off the Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood that were hanging over…

  • Gardening Diary – December 8, 2021

    Gardening Diary – December 8, 2021

    Walkway right side of 2nd bulb bed. Picture taken on December 8, 2021. Completed weeding of the walkway which is on the right side of the 2nd bulb bed. Threadleaf Blue Star [Amsonia hubrichtii] Picture taken on December 8, 2021. Set up new supports for the Threadleaf Blue Star [Amsonia…

  • Gardening Diary – December 4, 2021

    Gardening Diary – December 4, 2021

    Walkway right side of 2nd bulb bed. Picture taken on December 4, 2021. Finished weeding of the 2nd bulb bed and proceeded to start weeding the walkway on the right side of the latter bed. Grateful Red Bearded Iris [Iris germanica ‘Grateful Red’] Picture taken on December 4, 2021. Planted 2…

  • Gardening Diary – December 3, 2021

    Gardening Diary – December 3, 2021

    Second bulb bed. Picture taken on December 3, 2021. Sharon and I continued weeding the second bulb bed. To make the weeding easier, decided to cut almost to the ground the leaves of the Ground Orchids [Bletilla striata ‘Alba’].

  • Gardening Diary – November 22, 2021

    Gardening Diary – November 22, 2021

    Second bulb bed. Picture taken on November 22, 2021. Continued to weed the second bulb bed. Cut back the dead stems of the other Penstemon [Penstemon sp.] and some of the stems of the Threadleaf Blue Star [Amsonia hubrichtii] so that it was easier to weed near the Threadleaf Blue…

  • Gardening Diary – November 19, 2021

    Gardening Diary – November 19, 2021

    Second bulb bed. Picture taken on November 19, 2021. Continued to weed the second bulb bed. Cut back the dead stems of one of the Penstemon [Penstemon sp.] and the stems of the Threadleaf Blue Star [Amsonia hubrichtii] which was outside the support provided for the main part of the…

  • Gardening Diary – November 16, 2021

    Gardening Diary – November 16, 2021

    Yesterday, took 3 bags of garden refuse to the Knox County dump. Went over to Home Depot to purchase more mulch. They only had 4 2 ft3 bags of pine bark mini nuggets which we purchased. Second bulb bed. Picture taken on November 16, 2021. Started to weed the second…

  • Gardening Diary – June 16, 2021

    Gardening Diary – June 16, 2021

    Walkway between the back porch and the Rose bed. Picture taken on June 16, 2021. Walkway between Rose bed and second bulb bed. Picture taken on June 16, 2021. Weed-eated the walkway between the back porch and the Rose bed, the walkway between the Rose bed and the second bulb…

  • Gardening Diary – June 5, 2021

    Gardening Diary – June 5, 2021

    Walkway between Rose bed and the second bulb bed. Picture taken June 5, 2021. Started weeding the left side of the 2nd bulb bed. Additional photographs (7) taken today: Pink Maximum Rhododendron [Rhododendron Maximum ‘Roseum’] Picture taken June 5, 2021. Queen of the Prairie [Filipendula purpura] Picture taken June 5, 2021.…