Tag: Sharon
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Gardening Diary – September 15, 2022
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SAME OLD SAME OLD! Sharon and I took the wagon containing the weeds cut on Tuesday and emptied it in Dave’s gulley. Sharon continued pruning some of the bushes in the bush bed. Sharon and I weeded the Iris bed concentrating on the Pokeweeds [Phytolacca americana] and Goldenrod [Solidago sp.].…
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Gardening Diary – August 20, 2022
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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…
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Gardening Diary – August 16, 2022
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Weed-eated the walkway next to the Butterfly Bush bed and the Lenten Rose bed. Did some pruning of the Indigo Bush [Amorpha fruticosa] to facilitate weeding of the Hydrangea bed and the walkway along the left walkway along the latter bed. Weeded the Hydrangea bed concentrating on getting rid of…
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Gardening Diary – August 12, 2022
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Added a sprinkler to the pot containing the Mandevilla Vine [Mandevilla sp.] and fixed the water outlet on one of the Sunny Knock Out Roses [Rosa ‘Radsunny’]. As seen in the photo above, it appears that my spraying Ortho GroundClear Year Long Vegetation Killer around the edges of the beds in…
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Gardening Diary – July 30, 2022
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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…
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Gardening Diary – June 6, 2022
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Sharon replacing Gerbera Daisy. [Gerbera sp.] Picture taken on June 6, 2022. One of the Gerbera Daisies planted May 28 died and Sharon replaced it with another one purchased from Home Depot. While she was doing this, completed adding pine bark mini nuggets to the Daffodils bed and placed some…
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Gardening Diary – June 4, 2022
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Mugo Pine. [Pinus mugo] Picture taken on June 4, 2022. Sharon and I weeded the other bed containing a Mugo Pine [Pinus mugo]. Sharon spreading mulch around the Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus sericea] Picture taken on June 4, 2022. Then Sharon and I weeded around the Red Twig Dogwood [Cornus…
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Gardening Diary – June 3, 2022
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Sharon spreading pine bark mini nuggets mulch around the Mugo Pine. [Pinus mugo] Picture taken on June 3, 2022. Sharon and I weeded one of the beds containing a Mugo Pine [Pinus mugo]. After placing 2 2 ft3 bags of pine bark mini nuggets mulch on this bed, Sharon spread it…
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Gardening Diary – May 25, 2022
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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
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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…