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  • Gardening Diary – May 30, 2022

    Gardening Diary – May 30, 2022

    Daffodils bed Picture taken on May 30, 2022. Sharon and I spread 9 2 ft3 bags of pine bark mini nuggets mulch on the Daffodils bed. While doing this, we had to do some weeding. In the early evening, watered the Daffodils bed and the Flowering Cherry bed. Additional photo (1)…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 28, 2022

    Gardening Diary – May 28, 2022

    Flowering Cherry bed and Wisley Supreme Witch Hazel [Hamamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’] Picture taken on May 28, 2022]. Sharon and I planted Gerbera Daisy [Gerbera jamesonii], Coleus [Solenostemon scutellarioides], Begonias [Begonia sp.] and Creeping Jenny [Lysimachia nummularia] in the Flowering Cherry bed. These were in 2 baskets of Gerbera Daisy and…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 27, 2022

    Gardening Diary – May 27, 2022

    Photos (1) taken today: Deutzia Magician [Deutzia ‘Magician’] Picture taken on May 27, 2022.

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  • Gardening Diary – May 25, 2022

    Gardening Diary – May 25, 2022

    Sharon, Flowering Cherry bed and Wisley Supreme Witch Hazel [Hamamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’] Picture taken on May 25, 2022. Sharon and I finished weeding the Flowering Cherry bed. We removed the Carol Mackie Daphne [Daphne x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’] which we planted last year. It did not survive the winter. Sprinkled Preen…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 24, 2022

    Gardening Diary – May 24, 2022

    Smoke Bush bed. Picture taken on May 24, 2022. Pruned the Purple Smoke Bush [Cotinus Coggygria] and one of the Red Leaf Barberry Hedges [Berberis thunbergii  ‘Atropurpurea’] in order that the view from a car on the driveway is not obstructed. Sharon and I weeded the Smoke Bush bed. Sprayed Ortho…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 21, 2022

    Gardening Diary – May 21, 2022

    Sango Kaku Japanese Green Maple [Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’] Picture taken on May 21, 2022. Sharon and I planted a Sango Kaku Japanese Green Maple [Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’] to replace the Japanese Maple [Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’] in the Daffodils bed. We purchased this from Home Depot. Sharon sprinkled Preen Extended Control Weed…

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