Dug up roses- yellow landscape (to Carol Maerske), burgundy iceburg climber (to Jenni), burgundy niteowl standard (to Margaret) and corkscrew vine-(to Sylvie), and Penstemon apple blosson (to Terrie). and african daisy (to mgt)
planted penstemon of unknow color from CCSF in same place. Planted yellow rose from SJ grower.
went to Sloat, bought scissors for flowers, and bulbs, lilies + dahlias- not to be planted til Feb. (among daffodils?)
Repotted Sally Holmes rose- big big job. Hauled to curb, cut root growing out of pot, made more holes in bottom- put down filter fabric and granite gravel in bottom. planted it in compost and soil I had in bags; put old wet soil in 5 gal buckets, to go downstairs. cut tree roots under granite blocks and above filter fabric under rose pot and several other pots. (took away weeds from pots)
Still intend to make list of what to buy, but no time. That will be in Feb.
Weeded only a bit downstairs.
unusual heat for 2 weeks. Now rain a week.
Went to flower mart 6AM. bought lilies that lasted 1 1/2 weeks. Bought lisanthus that will go 2 weeks! (revive by imersing in water. ) Anenome lasted a week. Also bought that blue hellas...will last a long time.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Week 1
Its cold, wet, but sunny. I'm waiting for really cold to do ice- I need to do it before the 25th.
cut back butterfly bush to ~12".
decided to round-up at back yard fence.
I have to prop up arbutilon more- probably cut it back. Decide what it needs for a trellis.
cut heads of hydrangea, and cut back to node with buds.
cut delphinium stalks off at the ground. Maybe some will grow back.
started getting new catalogs.
Thing from Annie's is growing big; I staked it up so it wouldn't flop.
Pruned around things to replace. I'll photo them, and then cut them back. Hope to shovel two of them and take them to the GPGC meeting on Tuesday.
The leptospermum was browning- too much water? or too little? so I cut it about 30%.
I swept the front and cut back the blue-rose of sharon a bit more
the yuletide camellia is still blooming- nice.
the fronds of the jasmine are all woven now, it's covering about 40%, now.
I used some smoke bush in an arrangement last week. The leaves lasted 5-8 days. They were bright orange, as advertised. Better for fall arrangements, but it looked good with the gray-green. Not the leaves are mostly all fallen outside.
I cut back the clematis armondii also. I fund pricker branches among them. It's a dirty job. There will be more. It seems to be the right time though. I resolve to round-up the pricker again this year. It will die! The pricks got infected in my hands again- it works to put bandaids on them with neosporin.
cut back butterfly bush to ~12".
decided to round-up at back yard fence.
I have to prop up arbutilon more- probably cut it back. Decide what it needs for a trellis.
cut heads of hydrangea, and cut back to node with buds.
cut delphinium stalks off at the ground. Maybe some will grow back.
started getting new catalogs.
Thing from Annie's is growing big; I staked it up so it wouldn't flop.
Pruned around things to replace. I'll photo them, and then cut them back. Hope to shovel two of them and take them to the GPGC meeting on Tuesday.
The leptospermum was browning- too much water? or too little? so I cut it about 30%.
I swept the front and cut back the blue-rose of sharon a bit more
the yuletide camellia is still blooming- nice.
the fronds of the jasmine are all woven now, it's covering about 40%, now.
I used some smoke bush in an arrangement last week. The leaves lasted 5-8 days. They were bright orange, as advertised. Better for fall arrangements, but it looked good with the gray-green. Not the leaves are mostly all fallen outside.
I cut back the clematis armondii also. I fund pricker branches among them. It's a dirty job. There will be more. It seems to be the right time though. I resolve to round-up the pricker again this year. It will die! The pricks got infected in my hands again- it works to put bandaids on them with neosporin.
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