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30 year old house. In my third growing season. Still A LOT of work to do. Gardening in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Zone 7b. E-mail me at gsmith@email.com with comments!
Sunday, September 28, 2003
I have cut down 3 of the 4 dead cypress trees. I still have the biggest one to cut down, plus the other two which will probably die.
I have expanded the rose garden area out to where I originaly intended. Last year when I first started, I had visions of a 12' X 15' area. At the time, I didn't have enough roses to fill up that area, and I wound up making it about half the size I really wanted. With the extra roses I bought a few weeks ago, it now makes sense to make it bigger. I had sprayed grass killer a couple of weeks ago and then I got out the tiller yesterday and put down some nuggets. I also added some watering tubes, mainly to help for future roses, but there was one rose there that was not getting any water. I still need something to edge it with. It will take about 80 bricks if I want to go that route. I think I would actualy prefer some long pieces of wood, like railroad ties or something.
I have cut down all of the zinnias. Well, almost all. I left 4 or 5 of the best ones that were still blooming in the long garden. I have also finished putting bricks around the shade garden under the oak tree. That one took 110 bricks. The azaleas in there might make it after all. I'm sure the watering system I set up is helping.
Two good things to report : The 2 encore azaleas that had not bloomed finally started blooming about a week ago. I had started to wonder if it was going to wind up being a normal azalea. Also, the snowfire rose came back out and has actually had 4 or 5 blooms on it. It sure looked dead about a month ago. It's fairly small now, compared to how big it was when I transplanted it last spring. But it's stealing the show in the rose garden right now. I think I will transplant the pegasus rose from mom's house this fall, rather than in the spring.
I have expanded the rose garden area out to where I originaly intended. Last year when I first started, I had visions of a 12' X 15' area. At the time, I didn't have enough roses to fill up that area, and I wound up making it about half the size I really wanted. With the extra roses I bought a few weeks ago, it now makes sense to make it bigger. I had sprayed grass killer a couple of weeks ago and then I got out the tiller yesterday and put down some nuggets. I also added some watering tubes, mainly to help for future roses, but there was one rose there that was not getting any water. I still need something to edge it with. It will take about 80 bricks if I want to go that route. I think I would actualy prefer some long pieces of wood, like railroad ties or something.
I have cut down all of the zinnias. Well, almost all. I left 4 or 5 of the best ones that were still blooming in the long garden. I have also finished putting bricks around the shade garden under the oak tree. That one took 110 bricks. The azaleas in there might make it after all. I'm sure the watering system I set up is helping.
Two good things to report : The 2 encore azaleas that had not bloomed finally started blooming about a week ago. I had started to wonder if it was going to wind up being a normal azalea. Also, the snowfire rose came back out and has actually had 4 or 5 blooms on it. It sure looked dead about a month ago. It's fairly small now, compared to how big it was when I transplanted it last spring. But it's stealing the show in the rose garden right now. I think I will transplant the pegasus rose from mom's house this fall, rather than in the spring.
Friday, September 12, 2003
Last week: I planted a sprig of black mondo grass and a Cleopatra canna in the pool garden. I already originally bought a Cleopatra canna from Plant Delights a couple of years ago. I paid $20 for that one, but I found one at Pike for $10.
Today:
I have 4 cypress trees that have died and 2 others that look like they are going to die. There are 4 more along the same row that are larger and look very good. The smaller ones (the ones that are dead / dying) were in the "boggy"part of the yard and I guess they sat in too much water over the last winter and spring. That's my only guess.
Today, aside from mowing the grass, I ran an irrigation tube from the back yard to the shade garden under the oak tree. Now I should be able to keep the new plants there nice and wet. They haven't been getting any water except for what I manualy poured on them.
So, what's in bloom at my house right now? The zinnias are hanging in there, although definitely on their way out. There are more "bloomed out" stalks than there are "in bloom" stalks. The impatients and vinca still look good. Most of the cannas are still blooming. A couple of daylilys still put out sporadic blooms. Toad lilys look great, but you can't see them from very far away. Encore azaleas are in full bloom. I have 2 azaleas that were supposed to be encores, but they have not bloomed this fall and I see no buds on them. The variety is "autumn.... " something, so maybe they will still bloom. All 3 butterfly bushes are blooming. Sunflowers...... Verbena (barely)...... And my sages are getting ready to bloom. I hope they do well. Salvias are still blooming. Wave petunias..... Amaranths, asters, roses, and mums. Seems like there are a few more, but that's everything I can think of off the top of my head.
Today:
I have 4 cypress trees that have died and 2 others that look like they are going to die. There are 4 more along the same row that are larger and look very good. The smaller ones (the ones that are dead / dying) were in the "boggy"part of the yard and I guess they sat in too much water over the last winter and spring. That's my only guess.
Today, aside from mowing the grass, I ran an irrigation tube from the back yard to the shade garden under the oak tree. Now I should be able to keep the new plants there nice and wet. They haven't been getting any water except for what I manualy poured on them.
So, what's in bloom at my house right now? The zinnias are hanging in there, although definitely on their way out. There are more "bloomed out" stalks than there are "in bloom" stalks. The impatients and vinca still look good. Most of the cannas are still blooming. A couple of daylilys still put out sporadic blooms. Toad lilys look great, but you can't see them from very far away. Encore azaleas are in full bloom. I have 2 azaleas that were supposed to be encores, but they have not bloomed this fall and I see no buds on them. The variety is "autumn.... " something, so maybe they will still bloom. All 3 butterfly bushes are blooming. Sunflowers...... Verbena (barely)...... And my sages are getting ready to bloom. I hope they do well. Salvias are still blooming. Wave petunias..... Amaranths, asters, roses, and mums. Seems like there are a few more, but that's everything I can think of off the top of my head.
