Category: Front bulb bed

  • Gardening Diary – April 23, 2024

    Gardening Diary – April 23, 2024

    The front bulb bed was weeded.

  • Gardening Diary – April 15, 2024

    Gardening Diary – April 15, 2024

    Moved the flag from one side of the porch to the other so that the flag is easily accessible. We had difficulty unwrapping the flag when the wind had twisted it around the pole. The following are photos of some of the plants in the front bulb bed: Azalea[Rhododendron sp.]Picture…

  • 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 30, 2023

    Gardening Diary – August 30, 2023

    Took the pail that contained the weeds, that we removed from the garden a couple of weeks ago, over to Dave’s gully. There was bush growing in the Orange Storm Flowering Quince bush which we could distinguish from the Quince by their leaves. We don’t know if the Quince was…

  • 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 – July 12, 2022

    Gardening Diary – July 12, 2022

    Front bulb bed. Picture taken on July 12, 2022. Sharon pruned the 3 Azaleas [Rhododenron sp.] at the back of the front bulb bed. Finished, for the time being, removing part of the bush growing in the right front fence. Took a wagon-full of garden cuttings, branches, weeds, etc. to…

  • Gardening Diary – July 11, 2022

    Gardening Diary – July 11, 2022

    Sprayed the edges of all beds except the Flowering Cherry bed and the front bulb bed with Ortho GroundClear Weed & Grass Killer. Sprayed 1 bottle of Grass-b-gon on patches of Bermuda grass growing in the Flowering Cherry bed. Continued to remove the bush growing in the right front fence. Tried…

  • 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 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…

  • Gardening Diary – June 24, 2022

    Gardening Diary – June 24, 2022

    Sunny Knock Out Roses bed Pictures taken on June 24, 2022. While Sharon was weeding the front bulb bed, I weeded both sides of the Sunny Knock Out Roses bed. Purple Smoke Bush bed Picture taken on June 24, 2022. Sprayed the weeds in the Purple Smoke Bush bed with…