Re: Baby steps towards the future gardens of Beebe
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:26 pm
Trying (and finally succeeding) to open the south west cellar window today led me to confirm that that strip of our property needs to go down at least a few inches before I can even be where it used to be to further level down. Not sure if the "Call before you dig" folks will be answering phones tomorrow, so I might not get an appointment with them until next week. We'll see how that goes.
Two follow up shots for the transplants.
--Today's E&G is a bad shot, sorry for that. I was really tired after the window wrestle. Where it started, first move, second move because it was downright burnt, and now you can see the burnt pinky color is fading. What you can't see is the gloriously healthy undergrowth. It's also loving being near that wall, as you can see it reaching with several new tendrils. I need to make a trellis for it soon! I also realized I planted both of those too near the porch. That bed needs to be widened (shot #3), which I hope to get to later this week. I think the E&G will be ok with a third move, as this location is obviously way better for it.
--The rhododhendron moved from the east to west. From spotty and mangled to well on its way to recovery. I waited a bit to pinch the sick leaves off after the transplanting to give it some time to adjust before further stressing it. Seems like that was a good thing.:
Still lots to do, but it's a blossoming garden, so not news, really.
Two follow up shots for the transplants.
--Today's E&G is a bad shot, sorry for that. I was really tired after the window wrestle. Where it started, first move, second move because it was downright burnt, and now you can see the burnt pinky color is fading. What you can't see is the gloriously healthy undergrowth. It's also loving being near that wall, as you can see it reaching with several new tendrils. I need to make a trellis for it soon! I also realized I planted both of those too near the porch. That bed needs to be widened (shot #3), which I hope to get to later this week. I think the E&G will be ok with a third move, as this location is obviously way better for it.
--The rhododhendron moved from the east to west. From spotty and mangled to well on its way to recovery. I waited a bit to pinch the sick leaves off after the transplanting to give it some time to adjust before further stressing it. Seems like that was a good thing.:
Still lots to do, but it's a blossoming garden, so not news, really.