Category: Daffodil bed

  • Gardening Diary – April 24, 2024

    Gardening Diary – April 24, 2024

    Sharon and Larry planted the 8 Coleous that were purchased from Stanley Greenhouse: While Sharon and Larry were weeding the Daffodil Bed, Larry saw a salamander in the bed and recorded the following: One of the other plants in the Daffodil bed is the following Rose:

  • Gardening Diary – September 1, 2023

    Gardening Diary – September 1, 2023

    Sharon planted an Orange King Bearded Iris [Iris germanica ‘Orange King’] in the front bulb bed. She purchased this Iris from Breck’s. Then Sharon continued to weed the front bulb bed. Continued spraying Ortho GroundClear Weed & Grass Killer on weeds (and Bermuda grass not near plants) in and mostly…

  • Gardening Diary – August 16, 2023

    Gardening Diary – August 16, 2023

    Finished pruning the Purple Smoke Bush bed; only pruned 2 of the Red Leaf Barberry Hedges [Berberis thunbergii  ‘Atropurpurea’]. Sharon weeded the Daffodil bed and then joined me in weeding of the front bulb bed. Sharon concentrated primarily on the Morning Glory vines and I concentrated on the tall weeds shown…

  • Gardening Diary – August 15, 2023

    Gardening Diary – August 15, 2023

    Started pruning the Purple Smoke Bush [Cotinus Coggygria] and two of the Red Leaf Barberry Hedges [Berberis thunbergii  ‘Atropurpurea’] in order that the view from a car on the driveway is not obstructed. Sharon pruned the Sunny Knock Out Roses in the front. She also pruned the Seventh Heaven Shasta Daisies…

  • Gardening Diary – July 30, 2022

    Gardening Diary – July 30, 2022

    Last week, we purchased a Mandevilla Vine [Mandevilla sp.] from Lowe’s that was in the distressed plant section. We placed it along with its pot in the Daffodils bed. We will need to take it in the late Fall. We weeded the front bulb bed. Sharon weeded the area in…

  • Gardening Diary – July 29, 2022

    Gardening Diary – July 29, 2022

    Photographs (10) taken today: Gerbera Daisy. [Gerbera sp.] Picture taken on July 29, 2022. Coleus [Solenostemon scutellarioides] Picture taken on July 29, 2022. Begonias [Begonia sp.] Picture taken on July 29, 2022. Dahlias [Dahlia sp.] Picture taken on July 29, 2022. Purple Haze Pineapple Lilies [Eucomis ‘Purple Haze’] Picture taken on July…

  • Gardening Diary – July 15, 2022

    Gardening Diary – July 15, 2022

    Front porch bed. Picture taken on July 15, 2022. Sharon pruned the Scarlet Storm Flowering Quince [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Scarlet Storm’], the Pink Storm Flowering Quince [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Pink Storm’] and the Orange Storm Flowering Quince [Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Orange Storm’] in the front porch bed. Picked up the branches that were pruned off the…

  • Gardening Diary – July 10, 2022

    Gardening Diary – July 10, 2022

    Photos (4) taken today: Rainbow Picture taken on July 10, 2022. Daffodils bed. Picture taken on July 10, 2022. Front bulb bed. Picture taken on July 10, 2022.

  • Gardening Diary – June 29, 2022

    Gardening Diary – June 29, 2022

    Mugo Pine and Red Twig Dogwood [Pinus mugo], [Cornus sericea] Picture taken on June 29, 2022. Sprayed the edges of the Mugo Pine beds, the Red Twig Dogwood bed, the driveway, the front porch bed, the Sunny Knock Out Roses bed and the Daffodils bed with Ortho GroundClear Weed & Grass…

  • Gardening Diary – June 27, 2022

    Gardening Diary – June 27, 2022

    Front porch bed. Picture taken on June 29, 2022. Weeded the front porch bed while Sharon weeded the front bulb bed. Between Quince and Coppertina® Ninebark [Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Mindia’] Picture taken on June 29, 2022. Sharon also pruned the Coppertina® Ninebark [Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Mindia’] and other bushes creating the walkway shown in…